After 17 hours of fear, trapped people saved

A 65-year-old woman was the first to be rescued from the Eastern Star after being trapped inside an air pocket for nearly 17 hours.

Zhu Hongmei, from Jiangsu province, was rescued along with several others. She and her husband, who is still missing, had boarded the vessel for a sightseeing tour.

She was sent to People's Hospital in Jianli county, Hubei province, where she is in stable condition.