Male tourist defied danger, trembling as he climbed a cliff to save a drowning woman

According to local media, the incident happened on September 16 when Mr. Yang, from Shaanxi (China), was touring the Jogasaki sea area in Shizuoka province (Japan) with his wife.

After hearing the sound of someone falling into the sea, Mr. Yang discovered a woman floating on her back in the water. Without hesitation, the 54-year-old male tourist followed the cliff to find a way to save the victim, according to Beijing News.

He said the cliff was almost vertical so climbing down was very difficult.

"My legs were shaking. Some people on the bridge nearby shouted 'don't go down, it's dangerous'. Although I was scared, I thought this was a human life, I had to save it," Mr. Yang recounted.

A resort manager threw a life buoy at the drowning woman, but the wind blew it away. Tourists at the scene then threw down a large plastic bag containing empty water bottles to serve as a makeshift buoy.

The victim was 30-40 meters from shore and was face down in the water. When he approached, Mr. Yang turned her over and placed her head and shoulders on the homemade buoy. He then swam on his back while pulling her to shore.

However, the large waves made swimming back to shore very difficult. In addition, Mr. Yang had difficulty moving his left arm after surgery in early August.

At that moment, two members of the local rescue team arrived, put the woman on the boat and then returned to pick up Mr. Yang. "My muscles were stiff and numb, as if I had just run a marathon," he said, recalling the exhausted moment after the rescue.

Local rescuers provided food and water to help the tourists regain their strength and expressed gratitude for Mr. Yang's prompt response.

Despite his left arm being scratched, the Chinese tourist felt extremely proud that he was able to overcome his fear to save the woman. Mr. Yang said he did not know the woman’s condition afterward, only that she was Japanese.

After being reported, Mr. Yang's brave action received much praise on social networks.

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