British diplomat saves Chinese woman from drowning, becomes internet hero

Stephen Ellison, Consul General of Britainࢀ™s mission in Chongqing, China, is being hailed as a hero after he recently saved a Chinese student from drowning. 61-year-old Ellison, only a month into his post as Consul General, was walking past a river in a village near to Chongqing over the weekend when he saw a woman who slipped on the rocks into the deep waters of the river. The video captured by onlookers and bystanders showed the woman, a 24-year-old student, struggling to stay afloat in the fast-moving currents of the water. She disappeared under a footbridge and reappeared, face down,…