Recently, the news of Li Zheng, a 19-year-old boy in Meishan, Sichuan, who jumped into the river to save people and drowned, spread, and his relatives and friends posted condolences on the Internet.
On March 19, according to the official website of the People's Government of Dongpo District, Meishan City, the Political and Legal Committee of Dongpo District, Meishan City issued the "Announcement of Candidates for Righteousness and Courage as Citizens in Dongpo District", Li Zheng, Wang Yi, Zhang Kui, and Zhang Yujie are candidates for citizens in Dongpo District, and they are to be submitted to the District People's Government for confirmation and commendation.
Source: The official website of the People's Government of Dongpo District, Meishan City
According to the cover news report, at around 5 a.m. on March 17, Li Zheng, who had just finished his night shift, was passing by the sluice gate in Dongpo District when a BMW passed by him and then rushed into Dongpo Lake. "The car was very fast, and I heard a bang, and the back of the car fell into the lake. Seeing this, Li Zheng and his classmate Li Hua (pseudonym) quickly parked their cars on the side of the road and dialed 119 and 120. Li Hua introduced that there was an uncle on the shore at that time, and after seeing the driver of the car struggling in the water, Li Hua and the uncle discussed pulling the driver up first. At this time, Li Hua found out that Li Zheng had already entered the water.
The picture shows the scene of the incident.
"Li Zheng helped the driver to the shore, and I pulled the driver up with my uncle. Li Hua said that there were a total of five people in the car, in addition to the rescued driver, one person was struggling in the water, and the other three were standing on the roof of the car. And just when Li Zheng rescued the second person in the water and returned to the water to save the rest of the people, he lost his strength and disappeared on the water. Because it was too dark at that time and the vision was not good, it was not until the rescuers who came from behind rescued all three people in the car that Li Hua found that Li Zheng had not yet gone ashore. Sadly, when rescuers found Li Zheng downstream, Li Zheng had unfortunately passed away.
The Meishan police confirmed to the Red Star News reporter that after a preliminary visit and investigation, Li Zheng's rescue behavior was true, and the driver of the vehicle involved had been detained on suspicion of drunk driving.
The vessel is salvaging the vehicle involved. Source: Video screenshot
According to reports, after learning the news of Li Zheng's accident, Li Zheng's friends and family members were very sad. "My brother has a good personality, is lively and cheerful, and is a very kind person. Li Zheng's neighbor Ms. Wang grew up with Li Zheng since childhood, and the two have a good relationship and are like sisters and brothers. After learning that Li Zheng had an accident, he immediately rushed back from Chengdu to help Li Zheng's father deal with follow-up matters.
Ms. Wang said that Li Zheng was very helpful, and this was not the first time he had saved people, and that he and his father had saved a person in a river in Zhangkan Township, Dongpo District, the year before last.
Li Zheng's cousin, Mr. Shang, said that Li Zheng was the only son in the family, and his mother left them very early, and he relied on his father Li Jianjian to do farm work and odd jobs to pull Li Zheng up.
Deng Mao, a teacher at Dongpo Secondary Vocational and Technical School in Sichuan Province, recalled that Li Zheng was a 20-level computer student, who only graduated last year and was rated as an outstanding class cadre in 2020.
Photo of Li Zheng before his death. Source: Video screenshot
On March 19, a staff member of the Meishan City Funeral Home said that the body of the rescuer had not been cremated. Another staff member said that during the day, many people from the public came to send flowers to say goodbye.
Citizens spontaneously sent flowers to Li Zheng. Source: Video screenshot
The reporter found that Li Zheng's relatives and friends posted condolences on the Internet, saying, "He was a very cheerful and very positive boy in life before his death." He had only his father and grandmother at home, and he was very worried about his grandmother's health before his death. He is good in water, but there are always times when people are tired, he is not superhuman, he is just an ordinary person among all living beings, he just wants to use his modest efforts to make more contributions to the world. ”
Source: Observer.com Comprehensive Cover News, Jiupai News, Chuanguan News, Red Star News, etc