By Xu Chunzi (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-01-30 08:09

Luo Haiwen and Zhou were still alive when they were found.

Luo Haiwen's cousin Luo Junmin, who had been working on a nearby pylon, said he saw Luo Haiwen dangling from the broken tower and heard him screaming for help. Zhou was holding on to the pylon, motionless and silent, Luo Junmin said.

Villagers and coworkers brought the two down the hill, and an ambulance rushed them to the hospital. But it was too late.

Luo Haiwen leaves behind a wife, three young sons and ill parents.

Zhou and his wife will never pose for the wedding photos they'd missed earlier and planned to take on their 10th wedding anniversary this Lunar New Year.

Luo Changming's coworkers remember him as "honest, kind and earnest".

The honest man lied to his mother-in-law when they spoke on the phone the morning of the accident. To stop her from worrying, he told her he hadn't started work.

The Hunan Trade Union commended the fearlessness and perseverance of the three. The local government has given the men's relatives 100,000 yuan ($13,900) each in compensation.

"The people of the province thank you," said Zhou Qiang, governor of the province.

Six power lines in the province have been repaired, partially relieving the power shortage.

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