Chinese grandma, 71, who recently learned how to swim leaps into river to save drowning man
World News Chinese grandma, 71, who recently learned how to swim leaps into river to save drowning man By Zoe Hussain Published July 29, 2026, 12:23 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google A 71-year-old grandmother who recently taught herself how to swim jumped into a river in China to save a man drowning — and then brushed off her daring rescue as “not a big deal,” according to reports. Liu Defang was chatting with friends near a river in Suixi county in Anhui province on July 13 when she heard someone shout, “Someone has fallen into the water,” the South China Morning Post reported.
- ▪World News Chinese grandma, 71, who recently learned how to swim leaps into river to save drowning man By Zoe Hussain Published July 29, 2026, 12:23 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google A 71-year-old grandmother who recently taught herself how to swim jumped into a river in China to save a man drowning — and then brushed off her daring rescue as “not a big deal,” according to reports.
- ▪Liu Defang was chatting with friends near a river in Suixi county in Anhui province on July 13 when she heard someone shout, “Someone has fallen into the water,” the South China Morning Post reported.
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