A thank-you letter from the United States, in which the sender wanted to extend his gratitude to the staff of Beijing subway for rescuing his life, has been recently sent to Wang Anshun, mayor of Beijing.

In the letter, the sender, an American known as "Mark" to subway staff, wrote, "They are like beautiful angels sent to the Earth by God. With their love, they warm us and they warm Beijing."

According to subway authorities, Mark abruptly fell to the ground at Yong'anli Station of Beijing's subway Line 1 around 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 27. He lost consciousness and was bleeding from the fall.

Ms. Man Zhihui, a staff member on duty on that evening, described how the man fell down some 10 meters from the ticket office, as his wife started crying out in despair.

"His wife was Chinese. I asked her about the man's history while providing first-aid," said Man, noting that station chief on duty Song Hua also immediately responded to the scene while dialing the emergency number 120.

In the meantime, a medical worker happened to be among the passengers. He checked Mark's condition and ruled out any life-threatening possibilities. An ambulance arrived shortly after and took the Mark to the hospital, where he reportedly regained consciousness.

Song said that staff working at Beijing's subway system receive first aid training every year and that the all subway stations are equipped with basic medicine kits and sugarloaves, in case passengers faint due to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

"We often encounter similar emergencies. We did not take it as something big," said Song.

Prior to sending out this letter, Mark and his wife called the station three times after returning to the United States. They also said they would want to come to Beijing again especially to thank the staff there in person.

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