TheBritishdiplomat, whohasbeenhailedas a heroforrescuing a drowningstudentinChinaovertheweekend, says a deepreliefovercamehimwhenshestartedbreathingon, hesawshouldbeokay.
StevenEllisonisBritain's consulgeneralinChongqingandwasit a scenicspot?
I e When I when I reachedheron, turnedheroverandmyhandunderherchin, shewasn't breathingonGuy.
I reallydidfeartheworst.
Anditwasnot a verynicefeelingwhenshestartedbreathingagain.
Itwasjust a really, really, reallydeepsenseofrelief.
Thepeopleonthesidefixedthroughin a lifebuoy, whichisgreat.
I heldontothatandtheytoldusbothtotheside, butthevillageswerereally, reallykindandverywarm, sotheytookmeintothethenearitnearbyhouseonTookmyclothes, giveme a changeofclothes, washedmyclothesanddrivethem.
Gavemesomecoffee, Isamu.
Noncoffee, whichisverydelicious.
I'm justjustreally, really, reallykind.
Verywarm.
So I spent a fewhoursthere, andthentheyBythetimetheyoungstudentsrecovered, sheshecameon.
Wemet, umOnda, whichwasverysweet.
Shewas, youknow, she's clearly a littleshock, butshewasShewasiningoodshape.
TheBritishdiplomat, whohasbeenhailedas a heroforrescuing a drowningstudentinChinaovertheweekend, says a deepreliefovercamehimwhenshestartedbreathingon, hesawshouldbeokay.
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