A brave rescuer risked his own life to save a man stranded at sea in eastern China.

Video filmed in the city of Yantai in Shandong Province on February 14 shows huge waves washing a man away out to sea.

A rescuer from Yantai Jiaolong Public Welfare Rescue Team named Zhang Bin swam to approach the stranded man and put a lifebuoy ring onto him.

A group of people on the bank pulled a rope attached to the lifebuoy ring to bring the two people back to safety.

According to reports, the man got stuck out at sea when he was catching penis fish there.

The man was successfully rescued and he was not injured seriously. Since he choked on the water, he was sent to hospital for treatment by ambulance.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

2月14日上午10点半左右，山东烟台开发区金沙滩海域发生惊险一幕，一名赶海捞海肠的群众被困海中，，被浪扑倒越漂越远。千钧一发之际，烟台蛟龙公益救援队队员张斌，第一时间下海救人，现场群众自发组成“长龙”拉绳接力救援。
航拍画面显示，离岸200米远的大海中，一名身着绿色皮衩的男子在海水中扑腾，并不断被海浪卷向深处。危急时刻，正在巡逻的张斌带紧急着长绳深入海中展开救援，他携带救生圈游进大海，救生圈上绳索的另一端交给了岸边的群众。由于风浪较大，张斌奋力游了20多分钟才靠近遇险者身边，在起起伏伏的海浪中，他多次尝试，才将救生圈套在了遇险者身上，周围群众也自发排成“长龙”，接力拉绳，顺利将二人拖上了岸。
现场目击者林女士表示，当时看到一位岁数较大的男子在海里扑腾，被浪卷得越来越远，这位受困人的妻子前来求助她和朋友，“她都急哭了，说着就要只身前往海里救人”。林女士的朋友连忙拉住了她。当时被救的是位50岁左右的男子，很幸运身体无大碍，但因呛水，被救护车送往医院治疗。