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Video: Swedish tourist dives into Chengdu waters to save drowning woman

Heroic 53-year-old saves woman in daring rescue

Tuesday, 11 December, 2012, 5:45pm

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A still from this Chinese news report shows the man swimming towards the almost fully submerged woman.

For this Swedish tourist it was certainly a trip to remember.

Known only as Harald, the 53-year-old saved the life of a woman who was drowning in a river in Chengdu in the south western province of Sichuan in China.

The video clip of a Chinese news report was posted on Youtube yesterday after being passed to website beijingcream.com.

The drama unfolded on December 6 as the Swede walked near Jinjiang Bridge and saw a crowd gathered alongside the river. Realising there was a body floating in the water, he dived in and pulled the woman to safety.

Beijingcream.com reports that the man was on a 10-day business trip to Chengdu - his first visit to China - when the incident happened.