Recently, the School of Journalism and Communication of Bohai University
Professor Meng Jiado during his vacation in Thailand
Successfully saved one person
Foreign children accidentally drowned
The place where the incident occurred. Photo provided by interviewee.
On February 17, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Meng Jiado was taking a friend's child to swim in the swimming pool of the Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand, at around 11 a.m. when he was inadvertently attracted to a blond child. The child, who looked less than 2 years old, kept moving his hands and feet in the water. At first, Meng Jiado thought it was the child's unique swimming posture. When he got closer, he found that the child had choked in the water and had a panicked and helpless expression. He realized that the child was not swimming, but struggling desperately on the edge of life and death.
At the critical moment, Meng Jiado quickly lifted the child to the edge of the swimming pool and successfully escaped the danger. After the child's condition stabilized, he immediately searched for the child's parents. A few minutes later, the child saw the mother coming over and cried into her arms. After the child's mother learned what happened, she repeatedly expressed her gratitude to Mengjiado with gestures and Russian.
According to Liaoning Daily, Meng Jiado said in an interview that the child fell into the water in a corner with a slope, and further down was a 1.5-meter-deep pool. Although the swimming pool is only 1.5 meters, it is still too deep for young children around 2 years old. "It was so dangerous that the child's mother was not around when the incident occurred. An accident often occurs within a few minutes," Meng Jiado said.
During the interview, he said: "I will lend a helping hand within my ability. During the trip, I felt the friendliness of foreigners towards us Chinese, so I also want them to feel the kindness of us Chinese as much as possible." At the same time, he also reminded everyone that they must be safety-conscious when traveling during the holidays and take good care of their children and families.
According to the WeChat public account of "Boda New Media", Meng Jiado, male, was born in March 1976. He has worked in local media for more than 20 years and is a senior reporter, professor, and master's tutor. In October 2018, he was rated as a provincial and ministerial-level leading talent, the seventh batch of outstanding experts in Liaoning Province, a talent evaluation expert and a senior professional title evaluation expert in Liaoning Province. He has won the China Journalism Award twice. His commentary article "Never allow malicious ridicule of fire-fighting heroes sacrificed" written in China Youth Daily won the third prize for literary criticism in the 30th China Journalism Awards. He has won special prizes and first prizes for journalism at the national, provincial and ministerial levels 39 times, and 64 second and third prizes.
Meng Jiado has won honorary titles such as Liaoning Province's Outstanding Journalist and Jinzhou City's May 1st Labor Medal. While working at Jinzhou Evening News, Meng Jiado served as the first secretary of Lanni Village, Heishan City, Jinzhou City. In December 2018, he was selected into the "China's Good People List" for his deeds of "a good journalist who has persisted in helping interviewees in need for more than 10 years."
