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Passers-by save girl from drowning in Yunnan

By Li Yingqing and Li Xinyi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-06-07 11:23

Ge Cheng in a phone interview after his heroic effort. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An 8-year-old girl who accidentally fell into a river was saved by passers-by recently in Kunming, Southwest China’s Yunnan province.

The accident happened when the girl played with three other children. To save her, many passers-by joined in the rescue effort.

A pharmacy assistant shows the oxygen cylinder. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Ge Cheng jumped into the river and helped bring the girl ashore. Others performed CPR. A woman even brought an oxygen cylinder from a nearby pharmacy.

The girl was eventually saved thanks to the timely rescue efforts.

The girl's father thanks the rescuers at hospital. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

 

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