British diplomat becomes hero in China after saving student from river
British diplomat leaps into river to save drowning woman in China
A British diplomat has been hailed as a hero after he dived into a river to save a drowning Chinese woman in a rescue that was filmed and then went viral on social media in China and the UK. The incident happened on Saturday.
Stephen Ellison, 61, consul general in Chongqing, was walking by a river in a nearby village when the woman, 24, slipped on rocks into the deep water.
Footage filmed by onlookers showed her struggle in the current, disappear under a footbridge and emerge face down, apparently unconscious.
Ellison took off his shoes and dived in to save her. She has not been named, but was a student. Continue Reading
