A Chinese security guard died trying to save a falling woman in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
A Chinese security guard died trying to save a falling woman in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
A security guard who died trying to save a woman falling from the 11th floor of a high-rise building in China has been nominated for a posthumous award for his act of bravery.
Li Guowu heroically tried to catch the woman as she fell from an apartment block in an apparent suicide in the city of Xi'an in central China.
The 43-year-old and the unidentified woman died at the scene as a result of the impact of her fall.
Local media reports the woman was standing on a window ledge as the father-of-one pleaded with her not to jump. CCTV footage captured the tragedy.
"Li was shocked when the woman jumped," said one witness, according to China Daily.
Li's employer has nominated him for a posthumous award given to people who have demonstrated exceptional bravery.
His family has received 700,000 yuan ($152,400) in compensation for his death, and a further $38,300 has been donated.
Security guard Li Guowu died while trying to stop a woman falling from the building.
Li's daughter will also receive a monthly allowance from the Government until she is an adult.
A memorial service was held for Li on Monday.
In 2014, a man caught a 1-year-old child as it fell from a second-storey window during a heavy thunderstorm in Guangdong Province.
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