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This is the moment rescuers lift a man and his daughter onto a boat after the man tried to commit suicide and drown his daughter in a river following a family fight.
The heartbreaking scene unfolded yesterday in Qingjiang township of Yueqing, Zhejiang province.
The man, identified only as Wang, began walking towards a river with his daughter to commit suicide after a family dispute on Saturday.
Rescue: Rescuers lift a man (fourth right) and a girl (center) onto a boat after the man attempted suicide with his daughter.
However, police and rescuers managed to save them both and no one was injured during the incident according to local media.
Two boats with four men can be seen surrounding the distraught father and his son as they grab him by the neck to pull him out of the river and into the boat.
But as the rescue unfolds, Mr Wang appears to fight back as the men try to get him into the boat and can be seen grimacing as the men struggle to lift his body weight.
As they organize their daring rescue, the boat begins to sink into the water under the weight of Mr. Wang who climbs aboard.
On the left you can see one of the rescuers in a long coat, holding an oar firmly as he watches the rescue unfold from his green and red wooden boat.
The girl, whose name and age are unknown, is hugged tightly by a man in a purple coat as she is rescued from the river.
Her rescuer grabs an oar, perhaps to steady himself while he looks at the girl to make sure she is okay.
All of the men appear to be dressed in their everyday clothes, but two of the rescuers managed to don orange inflatable life jackets for the rescue.
A man looks as if his gray shirt has become soaked with water as he helps in the rescue.
It is not known why Mr Wang took such drastic measures to end his life with his daughter, apart from reports of the family argument.
But he and his daughter are believed to be safe, according to local media reports.