This story was submitted as part of “Good People Good Deeds” English Writing Competition 2025-26, hosted by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The theme is to write stories about universal moral values including dignity, kindness, respect, impartiality and the spirit of humanity.

“Brock, brock, brock,” the water from the sea stood high up to 15 metres from the ground, smashing down the glass door of the hotel. Typhoon Ragasa had arrived in Hong Kong, covering a 400-km radius.

“Ahh! Help! I’m gonna fall…” the billow cut Charlotte’s voice, it swallowed her. The ocean suddenly silenced, not any wave.

“Hey Daniel, did you hear a sound?” asked Mr. Wong Chong Ming.

“Come on, dude, I just wanna go home.” answered Daniel, who called New Dan impatiently.

“Answer my question, immediately!”

“Yeah, I heard, probably just playing.”

“You go home first. I will have a look.”

As Mr. Wong finished his statement, “Boom”, another billow came without any preparation.

“Goodness me!” The water rushed onto Mr. Wong’s leg, making him lose his balance. As he looked at the situation more clearly, he saw a woman lying on the ground near the seafront.

“What…”

“Daniel, I need your help.”

“Yes, you do, man, but how?”

“Just help me to pull her back,”

They ran to Charlotte. Mr. Wong crossed his arms under Charlotte's armpit, Daniel picked her legs up and said, “Ready?”

“1, 2, 3… up!” answered Mr. Wong.

They brought Charlotte aside near the benches, far from the seafront.

“Daniel, call an ambulance,”

“Do you need the AED?”

“Thanks.”

Mr. Wong looked around, verified that the place was safe. Then he hit Charlotte’s shoulder lightly, and said next to her ears, “Do you hear me? Miss?”

As Charlotte had no response, Mr. Wong checked her pulse.

He felt nothing, as three letters appeared in his thoughts, “CPR”.

Mr. Wong looked around, there was just Daniel, and he was clear that Daniel didn’t know how to do CPR.

Mr. Wong drew from his only memory 10 years ago. He joined the Red Cross so he knew how to rescue others during cardiac arrest.

He took a fast, deep breath. First, he used a head tilt-chin lift maneuver to open Charlotte’s airway. Then he put his palm on Charlotte’s chest, pumping. The feeling had all come back, everything was under his control. Every 15 seconds, he provided 30 chest compressions. Every 30 chest compressions, he provided two times of artificial respiration.

As he repeated it again and again, suddenly, Charlotte began to cough, the water she drank splashed out, and then it slid out from her mouth. The paramedics came and took over. The paramedics sent Charlotte, Mr. Wong and Daniel to the hospital.

After the A&E consultant checked Charlotte, they brought her to the ICU. Before the consultant let Mr. Wong and Daniel go, he said, “ Luckily, the patient has been provided life-support and CPR really early. It will be ok afterwards. Thanks for your help.”

Typhoon Rescue