Nguyen Ngoc Manh, a delivery driver, has been honoured for his courageous action (Photo: VNA)He said he heard desperate screams from neighbours alerting people below that thechild had climbed over a balcony railing and was clinging on for her life.
The31-year-old driver climbed onto the corrugated roof of a small structure on theground floor moments before the three-year-old girl lost her grip.
Asshe plummeted to the ground, Manh managed to grab her and pluck the baby tosafety.
“I don’t think I’m a hero. Anybody would have done the same,” he said.
On March 1, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a letter praising Manh for hisbravery. In his letter, he wrote “I praise Nguyen Ngoc Manh for his courageousaction and high sense of responsibility.”
He asked the Hanoi People's Committee and the Central Committee of Emulationand Commendation to honour Manh's noble gesture, kindness and compassion so that therewill be more people like him in society.
Thechairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee praised the driver for his bravery.
The capital city also launched a movement called “Good People, Good Deeds” followingManh’s action, which has also received bags of compliments from netizens.
Althoughthe child suffered a dislocated hip from the fall, she is recovering well inhospital and is expected to be allowed to leave soon./.
VNA
