Chinese goat herder saves 6 ultramarathon runners stranded on a mountain by extreme weather

Local villagers helped prevent greater loss of life in Gansu, China after freezing temperatures and a sudden storm struck as athletes tackled a high altitude section of a 100km (62 mile) ultramarathon course on May 22, 2021. Six runners were saved by a local goat herder, as an entire village joined in the rescue operations.