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Title: Littlehampton man pulled onto train track by dog suffers cardiac arrest Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 31, 2015, 23:36:37 From the Bexhill on Sea Observer (http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/local/littlehampton-man-suffers-cardiac-arrest-after-being-pulled-onto-train-track-by-his-dog-1-6879315):
Quote Littlehampton man suffers cardiac arrest after being ^pulled onto train track by his dog^ (http://www.bexhillobserver.net/webimage/1.6879267.1438282322!/image/599953127.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/599953127.jpg) Emergency services at West Worthing railway station. PICTURE BY EDDIE MITCHELL A 40-year-old man from Littlehampton suffered a cardiac arrest after his dog pulled him onto the train track at West Worthing railway station. A British Transport Police (BTP) spokeswoman confirmed the man was taken by ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. He is thought to have been in a mobility scooter. The man^s condition is currently unknown. Police said his dog was uninjured. A BTP spokeswoman said: ^We got called at 3.56pm to say a man had been pulled onto the tracks at West Worthing station by his dog. He went into cardiac arrest as a result of the fall. He was taken to the Royal Sussex Hospital by ambulance. The man involved is a 40-year-old from Littlehampton in West Sussex. The dog is fine.^ Rail services were severely disrupted between Brighton and Portsmouth with a number of delays and cancellations. The line was reopened though delays continued into the evening. Title: Re: Littlehampton man pulled onto train track by dog suffers cardiac arrest Post by: LiskeardRich on August 01, 2015, 00:35:30 So the media went to the effort of finding out how the dog is but not the poor bloke. Shocking journalism!
Title: Re: Littlehampton man pulled onto train track by dog suffers cardiac arrest Post by: bobm on August 01, 2015, 07:27:06 To be fair the hospital may not be releasing details of his condition at the request of the family, although I agree it would be better to say that if it is the case.
Title: Re: Littlehampton man pulled onto train track by dog suffers cardiac arrest Post by: patch38 on August 01, 2015, 12:57:03 Actually, the article does say "The man's condition is currently unknown..." so presumably the journo did try and inquire.
His editor probably told him/her to add "The dog is uninjured" knowing from experience that all the local animal lovers would be on the phone/Twitter if there was no mention of it. Title: Re: Littlehampton man pulled onto train track by dog suffers cardiac arrest Post by: Red Squirrel on August 01, 2015, 14:51:53 Actually, the article does say "The man's condition is currently unknown..." so presumably the journo did try and inquire. His editor probably told him/her to add "The dog is uninjured" knowing from experience that all the local animal lovers would be on the phone/Twitter if there was no mention of it. That is classic journalese: I'm sure those who need to know the man's condition. What they mean is 'we don't know the man's condition'. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |