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“Help! Help! Help!”

on the indonesian island of nusa penida, cries for help broke the silence. on the azure sea, a figure was struggling in the sea, floating up and down with the water. the trapped person tried to swim towards the shore, but seemed to be pulled farther and farther away by the waves. a big wave hit him and he was almost drowned in the water.

in the more than 3-minute video taken by tourists, someone tried to throw a lifebuoy into the sea, but it was useless and the lifebuoy was soon pushed ashore by the waves. just when everyone was extremely anxious, a brown-haired man picked up the lifebuoy and rushed towards the trapped person. although the waves submerged the brown-haired man several times, he tried his best to swim towards the trapped person. soon, another man also swam over, and with the efforts of everyone, they rescued the trapped person and were pulled ashore together.

a sichuan man was rescued on an indonesian island

this was a scene on penida island on the afternoon of september 4. red star news reporters learned that the trapped person was a sichuan man who was rescued by several people at the scene when he was drowning. this video was widely circulated on the internet, with over 10 million views, and netizens said, "this is surviving a disaster, but also risking one's life to save others."

the reporter contacted the rescued man in the video. he said he was from nanchong, sichuan, and this was his graduation trip. he planned to return to china to attend university around september 10th.he now plans to postpone his return home because he wants to find the brown-haired man who saved his life."if i return to china now, we may never see each other again in this life. i will really regret it for the rest of my life. this feeling is very painful."

after being rescued, the sichuan man and the brown-haired man took a photo together

nusa penida is an island located southeast of bali, indonesia, and is famous for its cliff seascape and unique coastline. the rescued man, xiao wang, is 20 years old and is from nanchong, sichuan.

on september 6, when red star news contacted xiao wang, he was taking a taxi to a youth hostel on nusa penida island. he was looking for the brown-haired man who saved his life and posted a message online. many netizens gave him clues. "i heard that he might be portuguese and might have stayed in this youth hostel." xiao wang was originally going to take a flight to kuala lumpur international airport at 19:20 today, but since he needed to take a car and a boat to get to the youth hostel, which would take two or three hours, he said he might not be able to make it.

but xiao wang said that even if he had to postpone his return home, he still wanted to find the brown-haired man.

xiao wang recalled to reporters the thrilling scene two days ago and said he still feels scared.

xiao wang said that this was a solo trip he took before going to college. he was sitting on the beach that afternoon when he was gradually swept into the sea by the rip current. "a wave came over and quickly pulled me in."

he said that although he could swim, he didn't know it was a rip current, so he struggled to swim back to the shore, but to no avail. "i probably lasted for six or seven minutes and drank a lot of water. i really felt like i was going to die."

just when he was exhausted and about to lose consciousness, xiao wang said he saw a brown-haired and long-bearded man swimming towards him recklessly. he also heard the other party say "are you ok?" in english, and his consciousness was already a little blurred at this time.

he said he had seen the movie aquaman, and because there were similar scenes in the movie, he thought it was his hallucination. it was not until he responded "yes" to the other party and the brown-haired man handed him the swimming ring that he felt it was more real. then the two of them grabbed the swimming ring and were dragged ashore by the people on the shore.

xiao wang was rescued to shore

after he was rescued and brought ashore, he learned that it was not just the brown-haired man who saved him. there was also a man in red pants who swam towards him with his bare hands. "later, i remembered every one of them, including 'sea king', the man in red pants, the man who pulled the rope on the shore, and the person who helped me shout 'help'. i remember them all and cannot forget them."

xiao wang said this was the closest he had ever been to death, and he even wrote on his wechat moments, "it's great to be alive." his neck still hurts from being hit by the big waves.

after the incident, his family was very worried about him, but they also supported him in finding the man who saved people.

thinking back to the time when others risked their lives to save him, he even cried. xiao wang said he had been thinking about it all night yesterday. "after i got ashore, i lay there, very tired, my mind was blank, and i was completely confused." it was only after others reminded him that he said "thank you" to the other party and took a photo with him.

xiao wang said he regretted not leaving the other party's contact information. "if i return to china now, we may never see each other again in this life. i will really regret it for the rest of my life. this feeling is very painful." therefore, he insisted on finding his savior.

xiao wang thanked the brown-haired man after being rescued

xiao wang wants to "express his gratitude to him sincerely after finding him. i want to tell him that if it weren't for him, i might have really died in that sea." but if he still can't find him after trying his best, he hopes to find him through other means after returning home.

the reporter saw thatmany netizens posted messages on social platforms to help xiao wang find the person. xiao wang also hoped that netizens who knew the rescuer could contact him.

finally, he also wanted to remind everyone to be safe when going out and not to risk their lives for taking photos or videos. "it's really very dangerous. not everyone will meet 'aquaman'."

the "invisible killer" rip current

unlike loud waves, rip currents usually go unnoticed until you are caught in one. they can occur in all weather conditions and on many types of beaches. they do not pull people underwater, but rather pull them away from shore.

how to predict and identify rip currents? the publicity and education center of the ministry of emergency management suggests that you can refer to the following methods: it is easier to see rip currents when standing on a high place, and the color of the sea water is different from that on both sides. rip currents are deeper water currents, most of which are darker in color and often carry a lot of sediment. the water color is yellower than the surrounding area. low tides and large waves are more likely to produce rip currents. please check the local tide time and wave forecast before going to the beach.

when you encounter a rip current, it is important to stay calm. because rip currents may make you feel lost or unable to swim back to the shore, but panicking will only increase the danger. if you are accidentally caught in a rip current, remember the following points: do not struggle or swim back to the shore against the current, as rip currents usually do not drag people down; float downstream to observe the direction of the current and call for help from the shore; swim to both sides to get out of the rip current area and then swim back to the shore.

do not fight the rip current; wait for it to dissipate before swimming back to shore.

(source: chengdu business daily red star news)

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