There's a video online but I must warn you, it's tragic.
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A lady and her son were riding the escalator up. As they were about to get off, one of the boards gave way and although she managed to throw her son to safety, the lady got trapped and dragged beneath the machine as it began rotating. A few assistants above tried to help her but to no avail. It took 4 hours to get her out as construction teams had to cut the entire machine in half but by then she was already dead.
That was horrible! I can't imagine knowing that you're getting pulled into a belt mechanism but still having the presence of mind to carefully push your child to safety. She got her baby away before she was pulled in, by that time her feet had to have already gotten caught in the gears but she rose above the pain and terror to make sure her son survived. I hope that if I'm ever in such a terrifying situation I'll have half that strength.
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A lady and her son were riding the escalator up. As they were about to get off, one of the boards gave way and although she managed to throw her son to safety, the lady got trapped and dragged beneath the machine as it began rotating. A few assistants above tried to help her but to no avail. It took 4 hours to get her out as construction teams had to cut the entire machine in half but by then she was already dead.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3d4_1438054564