India, Feb. 15 -- A seven-year-old white horse, Bailong, has tragically passed away due to illness just days after heroically rescuing a drowning man in China. The horse, whose name means "White Dragon," had never been in water before but bravely ventured in to save the struggling man, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.

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The incident took place on February 4 in Xiantao, a city in central China's Hubei province. Bailong and its owner, Yilibai, were training near a river when they witnessed a man fall from a bridge into the water. The man's daughter, standing on the riverbank, cried out f...