How some schoolgirls used a plastic bottle to save a life.
On the afternoon of Aug. 31, Mikoto Fujishima, 14, was chatting with her school friends, Neiro Kusano, 12, and Haruka Honda, 12...(were) walking home (and) saw a child who fell into the sea and her father was calling for help:
Mikoto instantly remembered what her fisherman father had once told her: You can use the buoyancy of a plastic bottle as a life preserver...after her friend Nerio fetched a discarded bottle,
Mikoto grabbed it, took off her shoes and jumped into the sea with her clothes on. Mikoto reached the girl and had her hold the plastic bottle tight as she floated. Supporting the girl’s shoulders, Mikoto led her to steps that led to the seawall to complete the rescue mission. The child’s life was saved.
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| From left: Mikoto Fujishima, Neiro Kusano and Haruka Honda receive a letter of appreciation from the city of Munakata and its fire department in Fukuoka Prefecture on Oct. 7. (Shinji Ueda) |
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