A shepherd has spoken to the media and been hailed a hero in China after saving six endangered runners in the tragic ultramarathon that claimed 21 victims at the weekend due to harsh whether conditions in mountainous terrain.
Zhu Keming revealed that he had been grazing his sheep on Saturday in Gansu, northern China, when heavy hail rain began to fall and temperatures plummeted.
The sudden change in conditions caught runners off guard in the 100km (62-mile) race, and as Zhu sought refuge in a nearby cave where he had stored emergency supplies such as food and clothes, he…
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