“look, a child fell into water. what shall we do?” hearing the cry, xu xijiang was taken aback.
it was at 11:00 am on july 18 when xu xijiang, a staff of nangtong tianshenggang power co., ltd., and some of his friends were enjoying their leisure time in the liye lotus scenic spot of daciyan town under jiande city, a woman among them cried out in alarm.
turning to where she was pointing, xu xijiang found a child was struggling in the water while sinking, with only one desperate hand visible on the surface of the water. seeing this, xu jumped into the water without hesitation. he quickly swam towards the child, snatched him out of the water, held him and swam back to the bank of the pool. after landing, xu immediately did the first aid for the child, lifting him with the head downwards and continuously slapped his back. after a while, the drowning boy with the lips turning blue began to spew out the dirty water. he was saved.
a witness to the accident, who is also a staff member with the hospital attached to tianshenggang power, signed with emotion, “at the time, xu xijiang jumped into the water without any hesitation. all the articles in his pocket, including the mobile phone and the money were wetted in the water.”
later, xu was told that the boy he rescued was fang yixuan, only ten years old. when yixuan’s parents took some presents to visit xu xijiang and show their great thanks, xu, waving off the offer, replied that, “i know you are grateful, but that’s all right, any time. i believe, any one will do so like me when encountering
now, the party committee of nantong tianshenggang power has issued a circular to commend xu xijiang for his brave and noble behavior and call on all the staff members in the company to learn from him.