His parents had given up all hope of him ever returning alive. Imagine their overwhelming joy at receiving the news that their son, who had run away from home some 170 days earlier, had been found, hurt and in another city, but undoubtedly very much alive.
他的父母已经放弃了他活着回来的所有希望。想象一下，当他们收到大约 170 天前离家出走的儿子被发现时，他们的喜悦之情溢于言表，他受伤了，在另一个城市，但毫无疑问还活着。
It was at around 19:00 on 15 July that police in Lianyungang of Jiangsu Province received a citizen’s report that a man was lying unconscious on the southeast side of the Renmin Bridge in the City’s Haizhou District.
7月15日19时许，江苏连云港警方接到市民举报，称一名男子倒在该市海州区人民大桥东南侧昏迷不醒。
That local citizen told officers at Shidong Police Station the man had come to the area approximately 10 days prior, with an air of hopelessness about him.
该市民告诉石洞派出所民警，该男子大约10天前来到该地区，一脸绝望。
He then had found the man motionless inside a narrow space inside the bridge’s parapet, reports the Yangtze Evening News.
据扬子晚报报道，他随后发现该男子在桥栏杆内的狭窄空间内一动不动。
But with the man wedged in such a position, police decided to call in both the fire and ambulance services for assistance. After an hour of toil in unbearable heat and humidity, the man was successfully extracted by means of a fire rope and stretcher. It was understood that he had fainted because he had not eaten for many days.
但由于该男子陷入这样的境地，警方决定呼叫消防和救护车部门寻求帮助。在难以忍受的高温和潮湿的情况下，经过一个小时的辛苦劳作，该男子被消防绳和担架成功救出。据了解，他是因为多日没有进食而晕倒的。
Checking the man’s ID, police were able to determine that he was 31-year old, surnamed Li, from Xuzhou City, and that he was a missing person who ran away from home on 28 January.
警方查验该男子身份证，确定该男子今年31岁，姓李，徐州市人，系1月28日离家出走的失踪人员。
Soon, the police managed to get in touch with Li’s parents. Overwhelmed with gratitude, the couple agreed to travel to Lianyungang to collect their son.
很快，民警就联系上了李某的父母。夫妻俩感激不尽，同意前往连云港接儿子。
On 17 July, the two bowed to the police officers, while crying, “Thank you”, and handing them carefully-prepared pennants and candies as their expression of gratitude.
7月17日，两人向警察鞠躬，哭着说“谢谢”，并递给警察精心准备的锦旗和糖果，以表达谢意。
“In order to find him, we went to many places, and we were about to lose confidence. If it wasn’t for your help, we don’t know if we would see him again in this life”, said the couple.
“为了找到他，我们去了很多地方，都快要失去信心了。如果没有你们的帮助，我们不知道这辈子还能不能再见到他。”夫妻俩说道。
Li’s parents reported that their son had a lively personality and excellent grades in the early days, but family conflict had impacted him, bringing on severe schizophrenia.
李父母反映，儿子小时候性格活泼，成绩优秀，但家庭矛盾影响了他，导致他患上了严重的精神分裂症。
Running away from home many times, Li always returned after a day or 2. His parents would later discover that this time he had come close to saying goodbye to his family forever.
李曾多次离家出走，但总是在一两天后回来。他的父母后来发现，这一次他几乎要与家人永远告别了。
