Watch: Pulse Survivor Meets Cop Who Saved Him

Orlando, FL — When Polk County’s Angel Colon sat in front of cameras Tuesday describing the terror that unfolded inside the Pulse Orlando nightclub June 12, he lamented not remembering the name and face of the officer who pulled him to safety.

That officer, Omar Delagado of the Eatonville Police Department, remembered Colon. So much so, in fact, he paid him a visit at Orlando Regional Medical Center Thursday where Colon continues to recover after being shot several times in the leg, hand and hip.

The emotional reunion, captured on video, was the first time the two had seen each other since the tragedy occurred early Sunday morning.

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“I need a big hug from you,” Delgado said to Colon after explaining he was one of the officers who saved him. “I’m glad you’re doing good man.”

Colon was the first survivor of Sunday’s attack to speak out.

He described the horror he witnessed as Omar Mateen, 29, fired into the crowded Pulse Orlando Night Club & Ultra Lounge Sunday. The popular gay bar had a near-capacity crowd as Mateen perpetrated what has since been called the largest mass shooting in American history. Classified by the federal government as an act of terror, Mateen’s rampage left 49 people dead and 53 wounded. It ended when police shot and killed Mateen.

Colon recalled already being wounded after being shot three times in the leg. He was on the club’s floor with a shattered leg when Mateen began firing into the bodies of those already dead, he said during a Tuesday press conference.

“He shoots the girl next to me,” Colon said. “I’m thinking, ‘I’m next, I’m dead.’”

Mateen fired toward Colon’s head but hit his hand. He fired again, striking Colon in the hip.

As Colon continued to hear shots all around him, he remained very still, hoping to avoid capturing Mateen's attention again. That’s when a police officer — whose face and name Colon couldn’t remember — came and pulled him to safety.

“I was so happy,” Colon said after meeting Delgado, according to ABC. “I’ve been wanting to see the man that took me out of that horrible place.”

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