Teen in China with intellectual disabilities rescues lost toddler from roadside, hailed a hero

The footage shows Yibo putting the toddler on his back and carrying her to the police station. - PHOTOS: SCREENGRAB FROM 微博发现/WEIBO via The Straits Times/ANN

BEIJING, April 24 (The Straits Times/ANN): After spotting a lost three-year-old girl alone by the side of a road, Chinese teenager Huang Yibo carried her on his back to a police station in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, because he was worried that she might be kidnapped.

Yibo, 17, who has intellectual disabilities, has since been hailed as a hero on social media platforms in the country, according to local media.