Overview

• John Sampson, a veterinarian and father of three, climbed from an ice cream shop roof onto the monorail track to reach the child and carry him to safety.
• Cellphone video showed onlookers calling to the boy as he walked on the elevated track before moving toward Sampson.
• Hersheypark says the child became separated from his parents shortly before 5 p.m. and was reunited with them unharmed at about 5:28 p.m.
• Park officials say the monorail section was out of service with a chained and barricaded entrance, and they report the boy stayed at the closed station for about 20 minutes before walking the track.
• Sampson has been publicly identified in new interviews and said he later spoke with the boy’s parents, who thanked him, while officials continue to examine the access breach.