US man in China lands bravery award for saving elderly woman who fell into river
Jogging foreigner hears cries for help, dashes to aid of woman, holds her by arms while hanging over flowing river until police arrive
A man from the United States who lives in China has been honoured for his bravery after he saved the life of an elderly woman who had fallen into a river.
Horace Beacham, whose Chinese name is Bai Handa, was jogging in the Jiangxi Qianjin Binshui park in Wuxi, eastern China’s Jiangsu province on January 17, when he heard a woman calling for help from the river.
She appeared to have accidentally fallen into the water.
Beacham dashed towards her, and reached out to her through the rails, with half of his body hanging out above the river.
He said that he could have pulled her up, but he did not want to hurt her, so he supported her weight under her armpits while calling for other passers-by to help.
The police arrived quickly and rescued the elderly woman.
