At the critical moment, 75-year-old Liu Guofu jumped into the weir pond to rescue the 86-year-old man. On January 5, the Red Star News reporter learned from the Zhongjiang County Government of Sichuan Province that Liu Guofu was awarded the honorary title of "Righteous and Courageous Citizen".
In the early morning of April 18, 2023, in Ma'an Village, Guangfu Town, Zhongjiang County, Sichuan, villager Qin Mingsheng got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, heard a faint cry for help, and took a closer look and found that the 86-year-old Liu Fuming was "soaked" in the weir pond in front of the house.
A rescue effort was launched, and the villagers who had arrived early tried to pull the old man to shore with a bamboo pole, but the old man was too weak to hold onto the bamboo pole. At the critical moment, 75-year-old villager Liu Guofu jumped into the water and rescued Liu Fuming.
Rescue scene
The 86-year-old man fell into the water
The crowd came to the rescue
In the early morning of April 18, 2023, when Qin Mingsheng, a villager from Ma'an Village, Guangfu Town, Zhongjiang County, got up to go to the toilet, he heard a faint cry for help in front of the house, which frightened him. In a panic, Qin Mingsheng shouted for help: "Someone has fallen into the water! Is there anyone? Come and save someone!"
Hearing the cries for help, villagers Liu Guofu and his son Liu Tianguo, who lived near Yantang, trotted all the way to the scene of the incident, but Liu Guofu did not have time to put on his coat.
The incident occurred in the weir pond
"When I received the call, I immediately dialed 120 and organized the villagers to rescue me. Liu Fuming suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and he was 86 years old, and his condition was very dangerous at that time. After receiving the call, Liu Feng, deputy secretary of the party branch of Ma'an Village, immediately rushed to the scene to check the situation. At the same time, Liu Ziyuan, the village doctor, also rushed to the scene.
In the night, the villagers saw with the help of the faint light of the flashlight that only the head of the person who fell into the water was exposed, and the water depth of the weir pond was close to 2 meters, and the situation was very critical.
Critical moments
At the age of 75, he jumped into the water to save people
They tried to pull the old man back to the shore with a bamboo pole, but Liu Fuming, who had fallen into the water, was weak in his limbs and unable to move his body to grasp the bamboo pole handed over.
Seeing this, 75-year-old villager Liu Guofu immediately jumped into the water. Liu Guofu was only slightly watery, and after struggling to swim to Liu Fuming's side, he pulled him to the shore little by little...... In the end, the three of them worked together to carry Liu Fuming ashore.
Rescue scene
At this time, Liu Fuming's limbs were frozen, and Qin Mingsheng hurriedly returned home and brought his own clothes for him to wear. Liu Ziyuan, the village doctor, carefully examined Liu Fuming and found that he was in fine health except for a fall on his face. At this moment, 120 medical personnel also arrived. After Liu Fuming was put into the ambulance, the rescued people left.
Mortal acts of kindness show great love in the world
He was awarded the title of "Righteous and Courageous Citizen".
Because of the timely rescue, Liu Fuming picked up a life. After learning about the rescue, his family took Liu Guofu's hand and thanked him repeatedly, and invited him to dine at home. Liu Guofu politely declined, "Everyone is a neighbor, and it is appropriate to help each other." Seeing such a situation, how can I stand idly by!"
"I didn't think much about it before I got into the water, I just wanted to save people. I'm sure anyone who sees this critical situation will lend a helping hand. Liu Guofu said.
Liu Guofu, 75, is working
Liu Guofu stood up when the lives of others were in great danger, showed the great love of the world with his mortal kindness, and vividly interpreted the spirit of righteousness and courage with fearless courage. In December 2023, Liu Guofu was awarded the honorary title of "Righteous and Courageous Citizen" by the Zhongjiang County Government.
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