A grand memorial service was held on Wednesday, October 28,2009, in central Hubei province to honor three college students who died rescuing two children from the Yangtze Rive on October 24. Thousands of people holding chrysanthemum [kri5sAnW7EmEm] (chrysanthemum) flowers went to the Jingzhou Memorial House to see off the teenagers, all 19-year-old students from the Yangtze university based in Jingzhou City.
The trio (three) were Chen Jishi, He Dongxu and Fang Zhao. More than 10 students from the Yangtze University formed a ladder with one student holding another's arms to rescue the two boys in the river on the afternoon of October 24. One of the students lost his grip (control) on his classmates and all of them were in danger. Several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help. Chen Jishi, He Dongxu and Fang Zhao were swept away in the torrent, but others saved. People touched by their selfless act had donated more than 500,000 yuan ($ 73,206) to their relatives on Wednesday. Millions of Internet users made online comments on major news portals [5pC: tEl (entrance) to show their grief (grief).
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