Girl, 6, Saves Classmate from Drowning

A 6-year-old girl by the name of Wang Ziying (C) rescues her classmate, a 6-year-old boy named Wang Yuelong, at a pond in Ziyang City's Jintan Village, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on December 25, 2014. [163.com]

A 6-year-old girl by the name of Wang Ziying rescued her classmate, a 6-year-old boy named Wang Yuelong, at a pond in Ziyang City's Jintan Village, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on December 25, 2014.

At 5 p.m. on December 25, 2014, Wang Yuelong was playing by a local pond when he suddenly tripped and fell into the water. The young girl, Wang Ziying — who was standing beside the boy at the time he fell in — reacted immediately, flinging out her arm and grabbing the boy's hand firmly in order to prevent him from submerging into the water. The girl stood there clutching the boy's hand for almost 40 minutes until finally some villagers came to help rescue the boy from the water.

Wang Ziying and Wang Yuelong are not only neighbors but are also classmates at the local school. When Wang Yuelong accidentally fell into the pond, Wang Ziying acted swiftly to come to his aid. When Li Xueping, Wang Ziying's mother, noticed that her daughter had not returned home as expected, she looked everywhere around village to find her. As soon as her search drew her close to the pond, she heard the cries of her daughter calling out for help and hurried to the bank of the pond to help lift the boy out of the water. By the time Wang Yuelong was finally saved, he had almost died of hypothermia after being stuck in the cold depths of the pond for such a long period of time, and was immediately sent to the local hospital to receive treatment.

When the local government heard about Wang Ziying's brave story, it presented the girl with an award to honor her boldness. In light of the events, the local government also called on the public to pay closer attention to the protection of children's safety.

(Source: 163.com/Translated and edited by Women of China)