A British diplomat can be seen on the video of a dramatic ticket rescue of a woman drowning in the Chinese River on Saturday morning.
In Chongqing, Consul General Stephen Ellison jumped into the river to rescue a 24-year-old college student who drowned and lost consciousness.
“She was unconscious, she was not breathing and for a while. We felt the worst, ”said Alice, 61, at the outlet.
“But, as we walked back to the side, she started breathing again.”
The rescue ticktack was video Posted by Twitter By the British Embassy in Beijing.
The British government said in a tweet, “We are all very proud of our Chongqing Consul General, Stephen Ellison, who took a dip in the river on Saturday to rescue a drowning student and swim to safety.”
The footage shows a woman slipping through a rock and into the water, a face emerging below after passing under a footbridge.
Alison can be seen taking off her shoes, jumping and leading the woman to safety from the ring of life being thrown into the water.
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