A 13-year-old girl in China has been dubbed a “little hero” after risking her life to save a four-year-old boy who fell into a frozen lake.
The incident unfolded on December 6, in a park in Tongxin county, Ningxia Hui autonomous region in northwestern China.
The boy was playing on the surface of the frozen lake when he suddenly plunged into a hole, the Jimu News reported.
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As his anxious and terrified mother stood on the bank waiting for rescue crews to arrive, a young girl approached her and offered to help.
“Auntie, I am rather light. Let me go down to save him,” the girl told the woman.
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