A teenager from Tongan District of Xiamen, Fujian Province, had to have a ring cut from his finger after it became stuck.

Chen, a 16-year-old middle school student, decided to move the ring from a middle finger to an index finger on Sunday. However, he became worried when he discovered he could not remove it, even when he used soapy water as lubricant. The finger started to swell up and began to turn black as the blood supply had been cut off.

Failing to find a solution in a hospital, Chen turned to a crew of firefighters who cut the ring with a saw and saved the finger.