China Scene: South

Hero on motorbike rescues four girls

A young man in Wuchuan, Guangdong province, spared no time in jumping into deep water and rescuing four drowning teenage girls.

Pang Huaxin, 21, heard cries for help as he was riding a motorbike near a pond in Shanyao village. He sped to the chaotic scene and saw three girls already under the water and another waving her hands above the surface. A few other girls were standing on the bank, shocked by the scene.