Life-saving cosplay princess: costumed medic in China who rushed to aid man passed out on street wins ‘legend’ title online
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A cosplayer in China decked out in a Japanese manga costume who rushed from her car to help a man who collapsed in a rain-soaked street outside a comic convention has touched millions of hearts online.
Cosplayer and medical school postgraduate student from Suzhou University, Zhang Xinyu, gave first aid to a young man, who fainted in the rain outside the Shanghai National Convention & Exhibition Centre, where the Bilibili World comic con was being held on July 21.
A host at one of the event’s booths, Zhang saw the man passing out from her car and immediately rushed out to rescue him.
A video clip recorded by Zhang’s friend, which has been viewed 7 million times on Douyin, the mainland version of TikTok, shows Zhang kneeling down to help the man despite her pretty princess dress being soiled by the rain-soaked street.
“Deep breath, don’t move your head if you feel dizzy, squeeze my hand,” Zhang says as she attends to the man.
After making him comfortable, Zhang called the medical emergency number and accompanied the man to hospital where she stayed with him until late into the night.
