{"id":341,"date":"2022-10-24T21:18:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T21:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/?p=341"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:54:01","slug":"the-story-behind-this-electrifying-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/2022\/10\/24\/the-story-behind-this-electrifying-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind This Electrifying Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When there\u2019s electricity during a kiss, that\u2019s usually a good sign. In this case, it was literally life-saving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in Jacksonville, FL, in 1967, co-workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstcoastnews.com\/article\/news\/kiss-of-life-hero-reflects-50-years-after-iconic-moment\/77-453927513\" title=\"\">J.D. Thompson<\/a> and Randall Champion went out on a routine maintenance check on some power lines. But the turn of events was anything but routine. Randall had accidentally touched some low voltage lines. This accidental touch electrified him, causing his heart to stop and him to go unconscious. Thankfully, Randall\u2019s harness caught him when he fell. J.D. got to Randall and gave him mouth-to-mouth. He then carried him down to the ground to perform CPR until the paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randall survived thanks to the quick response and life-saving efforts made by J.D.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photographer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/story\/news\/2017\/07\/16\/50-years-later-kiss-of-life-photo-still-stops-people-in-their-tracks\/985416007\/\" title=\"\">Rocco Morabito<\/a>, was able to capture this moment because he was driving to work when he saw Randall dangling lifeless from the pole. He showed an impressive display of multi-tasking \u2013 calling an ambulance <em>and<\/em> snapping an iconic photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Randall Champion accidentally touched a high-voltage line, electrifying himself &amp; stopping his heart. A fellow linemen J.D. Thompson performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived. This famous photo is known as &quot;The Kiss of Life.&quot; (1967). Photo by Rocco Morabito. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xofrr9wirp\">pic.twitter.com\/xofrr9wirp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/historyinmemes\/status\/1581278648488689667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This photo, which was later named, \u201cThe Kiss of Life &#8221; won Rocco the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, Randall Champion had an amazingly brave co-worker who didn\u2019t hesitate to spring to his aid, saving his life and allowing him to live another 35 years. It\u2019s also incredibly lucky timing that a talented photographer had passed this scene and was able to capture such a surreal moment of real-life heroism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When there\u2019s electricity during a kiss, that\u2019s usually a good sign. In this case, it was literally life-saving.&nbsp; Back in Jacksonville, FL, in 1967, co-workers J.D. Thompson and Randall Champion went out on a routine maintenance check on some power lines. But the turn of events was anything but routine. 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