Archive · 16 Dec 2025
13-Year-Old Rescues Boy From Frozen Lake
A 13-year-old girl named Li Jiating saw a 4-year-old boy fall into a frozen lake.
She wanted to help, so she used a pipe to crawl on the ice.
But the ice broke, and she fell in too.
Firefighters came and saved both of them.
Li Jiating didn't tell anyone her name at first, but later people found out.
Everyone is calling her a 'little hero' because she was very brave.
Her dad is proud of her but also worried because it was very dangerous.
The temperature was very cold, and the ice was thin, but she still tried to save the boy.
A 13-year-old girl, Li Jiating, rescued a 4-year-old boy who fell into a frozen lake in Tongxin County, China.
The incident occurred on December 6 when the temperature was -5°C.
Li Jiating used a pipe to crawl on the ice but fell in when the ice broke.
Firefighters arrived and rescued both Li Jiating and the boy.
Li Jiating's bravery was praised on social media, and she was later identified and hailed as a 'little hero'.
- Who
- Li Jiating, a 13-year-old girl, and a 4-year-old boy
- What
- Li Jiating rescued the boy from a frozen lake
- When
- December 6
- Where
- Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
- Why
- The boy fell through a hole in the ice and was drowning
- Rescuer's Name
- Li Jiating
- Rescuer's Age
- 13
- Victim's Age
- 4
- Location
- Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
- Date
- December 6
- Temperature
- -5°C
- School
- Tongxin County No. 2 Middle School