Chinese grandmother, 71, learns to swim after retirement and saves man

Chinese grandmother Liu Defang, 71, had only learned to swim a few years after retiring, but the skill eventually helped her save the life of a man in his 30s. According to the South China Morning Post, Liu was near a bridge in Suixi county, Anhui province, on July 13 when she heard that someone had fallen into the river. She rushed toward the water and, after taking a lifebuoy thrown by a nearby woman, entered the river to rescue the man.She learned swimming after retirementLiu had spent most of her life without knowing how to swim. According to Good News Network, it was only after retirement that she decided to learn, eventually developing enough confidence in the water to swim on her own.