《財富》500強平民英雄大盤點

????蒂姆?塔格與帕特里克?里根：救援墜毀小飛機

????年齡：53歲，52歲

????職務：技術人員

????任職公司：美國電話電報公司

????地理位置：貝德福德與布魯明頓，印第安納州

????電話技術人員蒂姆?塔格（上圖右數第二位）與帕特里克?里根（左數第二位）前往印第安納州的哥倫布進行維修工作時，一架小型飛機墜落到樹頂，高速駛過下方的房屋，最后撞上了一座郊區的庭院。塔格迅速向事故現場跑去，撥打911電話，同時查看住戶的財產是否受損。與此同時，里根迅速沖到火勢兇猛的后院，找到了身上著火的飛行員。里根用身體撞倒了木柵欄，將飛行員拖出院子，附近的鄰居用水澆滅了飛行員身上的火。飛機上的乘客和屋主都平安無事。不幸的是，81歲的飛行員卻未能幸免于難。里根說：“結果可以說是喜憂參半。我很高興我們恰好在現場，如果再遇到同樣的事情，我一樣毫不猶豫。”

????Tim Tague & Patrick Reagan

????Age 53, 52

????Occupation Technicians

????Company AT&T

????Location Bedford and Bloomington, Ind.

????Telephone technicians Tim Tague (above, second from right) and Pat Reagan (second from left) were out working on repairs in Columbus, Ind., as a small plane dropped below the treetops, barreled past houses, and crashed into a suburban backyard. Tague took off running toward the scene, got 911 on the phone, and checked the property for occupants. Meanwhile, Reagan sprinted for the flaming backyard, and spotted the plane’s pilot, who was on fire. Reagan broke down a wooden fence with his body, and pulled the pilot out of the yard, where neighbors doused him with water. The plane’s passenger and the homeowner survived. Ultimately, though, the 81-year-old pilot did not. “It’s kind of bittersweet,” Reagan says. “I’m glad we were there, and I would never hesitate to do something like that again.”