The Kiss of Life: Utility Worker Saves Electrocuted Co-Worker, 1967
In 1967, Rocco Morabito captured ‘The Kiss of Life,’ immortalizing J.D. Thompson reviving his co-worker, Randall G. Champion, with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. While working on a telephone line, Champion was electrocuted, prompting Thompson’s swift action. Morabito, passing by, seized the moment, encapsulating Thompson’s life-saving act in a single frame.
