People's Liberation Army officer rescues five people from drowning in Henan, China


Local officials pay tribute to Zhang Wei (left), a serving officer in the People's Liberation Army, at the hospital where Zhang is recovering, on June 10, 2025. On June 6, Zhang rescued five people from drowning in Shangqiu, Henan province. - Photo provided to China Daily

BEIJING: Chinese netizens recently took to social media to praise a People's Liberation Army soldier from Shangqiu, Henan province, for his courageous act of jumping into a lake five times to save five people from drowning, Xinhua News Agency reported.

On June 6, Zhang Wei, 36, a serving officer in the military, who was on leave, was taking a walk with his mother by a lake at his hometown when he suddenly heard cries for help.

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