Officer loses life in rescue attempt
By Zheng Caixiong in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2013-03-05 07:52
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People gather on the banks of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Monday, to pay tribute to Zheng Yilong, who was swept away by currents after rescuing a drowning man on Friday. Zou Zhongpin / China Daily |
Residents from every corner of the Guangdong provincial capital arrived on the northern bank of the Pearl River on Monday, flowers in hand, to pray for a miracle for an armed police officer who was washed away while rescuing a drowning man.
The body of Zheng Yilong, the heroic armed police officer, was discovered at around 8 pm on Monday and was being retrieved by press time, according to Nanfang Daily.
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