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| London Underground: 'Reunited with hero who saved me from death' | London Underground: 'Reunited with hero who saved me from death' |
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| Tegan and Anthony first met after he saved her from "certain death" | Tegan and Anthony first met after he saved her from "certain death" |
| Tegan Badham had only seen Anthony Smith once before - when he heroically dragged her from an oncoming Tube train after she slipped on to a live track. | Tegan Badham had only seen Anthony Smith once before - when he heroically dragged her from an oncoming Tube train after she slipped on to a live track. |
| While being electrocuted by 630 volts, Tegan was "saved from death" by her £40 rubber boots and the man who reached off the platform to pull her to safety. | While being electrocuted by 630 volts, Tegan was "saved from death" by her £40 rubber boots and the man who reached off the platform to pull her to safety. |
| Seconds later the London Underground train ran into the station. As Tegan received help, Anthony left. | Seconds later the London Underground train ran into the station. As Tegan received help, Anthony left. |
| Now after an online appeal, Tegan, 22, has been reunited with her "lifesaver". | Now after an online appeal, Tegan, 22, has been reunited with her "lifesaver". |
| "I can't go through my days without not thanking him for doing such a heroic thing," said beautician Tegan. | "I can't go through my days without not thanking him for doing such a heroic thing," said beautician Tegan. |
| "If he wasn't there... I would be dead." | "If he wasn't there... I would be dead." |
| Man rescued seconds before incoming train | Man rescued seconds before incoming train |
| Moment rail worker saves child from tracks | Moment rail worker saves child from tracks |
| Puppy rescued from busy railway by trainee driver | Puppy rescued from busy railway by trainee driver |
| "It's very strange to meet someone in that position," said Anthony, a 31-year-old hotel developer from London. | "It's very strange to meet someone in that position," said Anthony, a 31-year-old hotel developer from London. |
| How were Tegan and Anthony reunited? | |
| Alex Jones' new BBC TV show Reunion Hotel helped bring the pair together. | Alex Jones' new BBC TV show Reunion Hotel helped bring the pair together. |
| Anthony Smith was reunited with Tegan Badham thanks to Alex Jones' Reunion Hotel | Anthony Smith was reunited with Tegan Badham thanks to Alex Jones' Reunion Hotel |
| After meeting they hugged and Tegan showed off a new lightning bolt tattoo on her lower left arm. | After meeting they hugged and Tegan showed off a new lightning bolt tattoo on her lower left arm. |
| "It's amazing to meet you," she said. "I just want to give you a cwtch, I don't know what to say but thank you - I'm alive." | "It's amazing to meet you," she said. "I just want to give you a cwtch, I don't know what to say but thank you - I'm alive." |
| What happened? | What happened? |
| Tegan travelled from Cwmbran in south Wales to London to see Nicki Minaj performing at Wireless Festival on 10 July last year. | |
| Tegan was treated at hospital in London for burns and a possible chipped bone in her back | Tegan was treated at hospital in London for burns and a possible chipped bone in her back |
| While walking along the Victoria Line platform at Kings Cross St Pancras Tube station at 18:00 she "stumbled" on to the live track, with a 200-tonne train only moments away. | While walking along the Victoria Line platform at Kings Cross St Pancras Tube station at 18:00 she "stumbled" on to the live track, with a 200-tonne train only moments away. |
| "As I tried to pull myself up, the electric goes through me," she recalled. | "As I tried to pull myself up, the electric goes through me," she recalled. |
| "Think of cramp in your leg when it really hurts, but imagine that in your whole body. | "Think of cramp in your leg when it really hurts, but imagine that in your whole body. |
| "I could hear people shouting 'the train is coming, the train is coming' - it was crazy. | "I could hear people shouting 'the train is coming, the train is coming' - it was crazy. |
| "I saw someone on the platform. When I saw the lights of the train, I just looked at him because I didn't want to see that train." | "I saw someone on the platform. When I saw the lights of the train, I just looked at him because I didn't want to see that train." |
| Tegan Badham was on her first trip away without her parents when the incident happened | Tegan Badham was on her first trip away without her parents when the incident happened |
| She remembered the man saying "give me your hands" and for a split second the current stopping. | She remembered the man saying "give me your hands" and for a split second the current stopping. |
| "I got my one hand up and he pulled me out." | "I got my one hand up and he pulled me out." |
| Filmed at Iscoyd Park hotel in north Wales, the programme is based on a S4C original Gwesty Aduniad. | Filmed at Iscoyd Park hotel in north Wales, the programme is based on a S4C original Gwesty Aduniad. |
| The five-part series starts on Thursday, 6 April on BBC One Wales and BBC Two and will be available on BBC iPlayer. | The five-part series starts on Thursday, 6 April on BBC One Wales and BBC Two and will be available on BBC iPlayer. |
| Anthony, originally from Sydney in Australia, told Tegan on Reunion Hotel: "I wouldn't call myself a hero. | Anthony, originally from Sydney in Australia, told Tegan on Reunion Hotel: "I wouldn't call myself a hero. |
| "I just saw you in there and thought 'person in hole, get person out of hole otherwise train is coming'. | "I just saw you in there and thought 'person in hole, get person out of hole otherwise train is coming'. |
| "I'm not a strong guy physically, it was just instinctive that I needed to do something - I just crouched down and luckily it worked out. | "I'm not a strong guy physically, it was just instinctive that I needed to do something - I just crouched down and luckily it worked out. |
| "The first thing you said to me when I pulled you up was 'get my phone' - and I replied 'mate, there's a train on top of your phone right now'." | "The first thing you said to me when I pulled you up was 'get my phone' - and I replied 'mate, there's a train on top of your phone right now'." |
| After Anthony pulled Tegan from the track she was helped by security and station staff. | After Anthony pulled Tegan from the track she was helped by security and station staff. |
| Paramedics then took her to London's St Thomas' Hospital for treatment to her electric burns. | Paramedics then took her to London's St Thomas' Hospital for treatment to her electric burns. |
| But, in that frantic aftermath and within a minute of saving Tegan's life, Anthony, who lives in the London suburb of Camden, hopped on his train and left her with the professionals. | But, in that frantic aftermath and within a minute of saving Tegan's life, Anthony, who lives in the London suburb of Camden, hopped on his train and left her with the professionals. |
| "I couldn't remember a lot about him," Tegan recalled. | "I couldn't remember a lot about him," Tegan recalled. |
| "When I came up on to the platform, I put my head in my knees and I was just crying because I was in shock. Then when I looked up, he'd gone." | "When I came up on to the platform, I put my head in my knees and I was just crying because I was in shock. Then when I looked up, he'd gone." |
| Tegan was on her way to London's Wireless Festival when the incident happened | Tegan was on her way to London's Wireless Festival when the incident happened |
| Anthony said: "I regret leaving because it makes no sense from a first aid point of view or a human-to-human point of view - you should stay with someone who has just had an incident like that." | Anthony said: "I regret leaving because it makes no sense from a first aid point of view or a human-to-human point of view - you should stay with someone who has just had an incident like that." |
| Tegan said she also owed gratitude to her £40 Pretty Little Thing rubber boots which she said also helped save her life. | Tegan said she also owed gratitude to her £40 Pretty Little Thing rubber boots which she said also helped save her life. |
| "Paramedics said if I didn't have rubber boots on I most probably would have died," she said. | "Paramedics said if I didn't have rubber boots on I most probably would have died," she said. |
| "The reunion was amazing... I can't believe we found him. That closure is there." | "The reunion was amazing... I can't believe we found him. That closure is there." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| St Pancras | St Pancras |
| St Pancras railway station | St Pancras railway station |
| London Underground | London Underground |
| Cwmbran | Cwmbran |
| Rail travel | Rail travel |
| London | London |
| Kings Cross | Kings Cross |