Thirteen students at Chiayi County’s Mei Bei Primary School were commended on Monday for saving an injured octogenarian, as the man, now discharged from hospital, visited the school to express his gratitude.
With stitches on his forehead, the 87-year-old Tseng Ching-hsuan (曾清軒) and his son went to the school with an assortment of gifts to thank the children who saved Tseng’s life, the students said.
All of the students at the school gathered at a ceremony honoring the children, school principal Chen Mei-tzu (陳媺慈) said.
Photo: Yu Hsueh-lan, Taipei Times
Tseng’s son, who was in tears, said that his father might not have been able to walk had the children not come to his aid when they did, because few people visit the hill at the back of Meishan Park where his father fell.
During his hospitalization, Tseng kept talking about his indebtedness to his rescuers and telling his son to call the school to express his gratitude, his son said.
Tseng said that he went to the park to attend a concert on the evening of April 17, but he started feeling dizzy and fell after he had parked his motorcycle and entered the park.
A boy named Chiang Yi-hsien (江奕憲), who was at the park to attend the concert with his classmates, saw the bloody-faced Tseng and immediately called for help, he said.
One child called an ambulance, and some ran to seek help from police officers and the park’s information center, while others escorted the injured Tseng to a public lavatory to wash the cuts, they said.
Meanwhile, a group of children went to the entrance of the park to wait for the paramedics, and cleared a path for the ambulance by directing traffic and removing parked scooters, they said.
The 13 children, between second grade and fifth grade, are: Chiang, Chen Yi-ting (陳奕廷), Weng Ching-yuan (翁堇原), Lin Chang-yi (林章義), Lo Wan-chi (羅婉綺), Lo Chen-hao (羅振豪), Wu Ting-yu (吳庭妤), Chiang Huan-yi (江桓儀), Chiang Chia-en (江佳恩), Lin Chin-chen (林青蓁), Weng Tsai-chi (翁采綺), Lin Yi-chen (林宜蓁) and Liu Yi-chen (劉依禎).
The children said that they were surprised by Tseng’s visit to the school, adding: “We are very happy to help others.”
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