THREE foreigners — two Russian students and a French teacher — were awarded a total of 10,000 yuan (US$1,450) yesterday by the government for rescuing a drowning girl last year.

Together with nine others, they stood out in a public election of “Top 10 Good Deeds in Shanghai 2016,” organized by the city’s ethics promotion office.

Last May 15, the three foreigners, from Shanghai’s Jian Qiao University, saw someone struggling in the river near their campus and rushed to the rescue.