Billionaire Drowns While Rescuing Drunk Employee, is Mourned

[General Grievous]

Billionaire Drowns While Rescuing Drunk Employee, is Mourned

by Peter Barefoot on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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From QQ:
Billionaire Drowns While Saving Employee, City Residents Mourn by Riverside

December 21, Du Guanghua, a businessman who ran a steel wire mesh business in Zhejiang Yongkang City Hardware Town, invited his employees to spend the Winter Solstice by having dinner together. When an employee who had drank too much alcohol lost his footing while relieving himself by the river, billionaire boss [employer] Du jumped into the river to rescue him, but unfortunately perished. December 25th, quite a few city residents came to the scene of the incident to offer flowers to Du Guanghua.

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December 24, Yongkang City’s municipal party secretary and mayor issued a statement calling for people to learn from Du Guanghua. December 25, Yongkang City conferred upon him the title of “hero”. Picture is of December 25, where many city residents arrived at the river to pay their respect to Du Guanghua.

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Over the past several days, city residents have continuously come to the side of a bridge on Hua River, where Du Guanghua saved his employee, to mourn for this good employer. And there were also a lot of city residents who came to the riverside to pay silent tribute, offering white chrysanthemums to show their respect to this life-saving employer. “To go into the river on such a cold day to save someone, it’s not something I could’ve done. And what more, it was a billionaire boss. Definitely not something you would expect.”

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December 24, Yongkang City Municipal Party Secretary Zhang Weiya commented on the Du Guanghua rescuing his employee incident: “It’s very touching. Anyone who rescues others should be respected, especially Boss Du, who should become a role model for all employers in Yongkang City.” Mayor Xu Huashui also made a statement: “Du Guanghua’s sacrifice to rescue another is very touching, like a passionate fire in winter, igniting every one of our spirits, warming our Yongkang city, passing on the positive energy we have in Yongkang. It’s worthy of all our city residents to learn from and to respect… and I express the highest respect to his father, mother, and wife.” Picture is of December 25, of city residents coming to the river to pay their respect to Du Guanghua.

December 25, at where Du Guanghua drowned, white chrysanthemums were placed.

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Photo of Du Guanghua when he was alive.

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