By Shen Jiaying
‘The saviour is here!’ At about 6 pm on 20th August, at Guanshan Community, Nantong Innovation District, Mr. Zeng and his group of 6 people rushed forward after seeing Magnus’s family, and thanked the foreigner in front of them together, ‘Thank you for giving her a second life!’
At about 5 pm on 17th August, Mr. Zeng’s sister accidentally fell into the water while visiting Zilang Park. At the critical moment, Magnus, who passed by riding a bike, left the bike, jumped into the lake and swam towards her, pulled her out of the water, brought her to the shore, and quietly left after confirming her safety. At the same time, the security guards of the park who were patrolling nearby, 110 and 120 rushed to the site, and the one who fell into the water was sent to the hospital.
Knowing that his sister had a sudden accident, on 19th August, Mr. Zeng’s family came to Nantong from Wenshan, Yunnan, which is more than 2,000 kilometers away. While taking care of his sister, he looked for the kind person everywhere.
With the help of the community, the two parties finally met on the evening of 20th August.
‘We are very happy to see that she is fine!’ Magnus said. In May 2024, he and his family moved to Nantong Innovation District from Sweden. He works as a product manager in Scania Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd. in Rugao now. Recalling the scene at that time, he said that his wife found out that someone fell into the water first, he ‘did not have time to think’, jumped into the water to save her in one smooth, seamless move. ‘Fortunately, I am good at swimming, and I have done the fastest possible.’
Although there was some difficulty in language communication, the helping hand extended by the foreign friend in the moment of crisis quietly drew the two sides closer at heart. Magnus said that the past is already over, and everything will get better and better. Mr. Zeng and his group warmly invited Magnus and his family to travel to Yunnan...