UK Diplomat Hailed as Hero After Saving Drowning Woman in China

In this screengrab taken from video, Stephen Ellison, British consul-general in Chongqing, rescues a drowning student at a scenic spot in Chongqing, China, on Nov. 14, 2020. Jiang Lang via British consulate in Chongqing/via Reuters TV

A British diplomat has been hailed as a “hero” after he jumped into a river in southwest China to save a drowning student.

Stephen Ellison, 61, the UK’s new consul-general in Chongqing, was walking by a river at a scenic spot in the municipality when a female student fell into the river by accident.