Winter swimmer saves elderly Chinese woman trapped in icy water

Winter swimmer saves elderly Chinese woman trapped in icy water

A heroic winter swimmer saved a 75-year-old Chinese woman trapped in a frozen sea off northern China.

A heroic winter swimmer saved a 75-year-old Chinese woman trapped in a frozen sea off northern China.

The video, filmed in the city of Huludao in Liaoning Province on February 19, shows a shirtless winter swimmer named Zhang Qiyi using a shovel to help him move along the surface to approach a trapped elderly woman.

Zhang then even carried the woman on his back to bring her back to the shore.

According to reports, Zhang heard the elderly woman shouting for help after he finished swimming.

He then took off his clothes and returned back to the sea to rescue the woman.

Zhang had scratches on his legs, but the woman was saved.

The video was provided by local media with permission.