4) Woman hailed for saving falling toddler
Also in July, a woman who cushioned the fall of a 2-year-old girl plummeting from a 10th floor apartment was hailed the "most beautiful mother" by China's netizens.
According to China Daily, 31-year-old Wu Juping, herself the mother of a 7-month-old child, reached out in time to break the toddler's fall, preventing the girl from hitting the ground at full force.
Both the woman and the baby were sent to a hospital immediately and recovered in September.
5) Young lady saves beggar with CPR
Last Monday in Beijing, a young lady was seen in a 43-second video shot by an onlooker rescuing an unconscious beggar by applying cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and artificial respiration.
The fashionably dressed 20-something went to see if she could help the beggar who was lying prone on the ground, unresponsive, and ignored by other passers-by.
The woman left after making sure the beggar was safe, according to a bystander.
Mr. Wang, the witness who shot the video, said that the lady did not look like she was putting on a show, which might be a motive for those seeking plaudits for being Good Samaritans.
6) Foreign lady saves drowning Chinese from suicide
In October, a foreign tourist threw herself into the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, to rescue a drowning Chinese woman who was attempting to commit suicide.
Her story and photos were quickly posted online the same day, which left the whole city of Hangzhou searching for the heroine. Maria Fernanda and her husband were later tracked down in Shanghai through the Uruguayan embassy.
The rescuer didn't save the woman's life for fame, however. Rejecting the reward offered by the local government, Fernanda also expressed her anger at those who stood by and watched as the woman drowned. "The thing is, when I was coming out of the water with the woman, I saw there were at least seven or eight cameras taking photos of us. I was a little angry and sad. I started to yell in English, 'What are you doing? She was dying and you were only thinking about taking pictures? Life is more important'," she said.
