Three people on a three-wheel rickshaw were saved by fire fighters in China after the vehicle got trapped in the middle of a rushing river on a chilly winter day.

The footage, filmed during the rescue in Hebei Province on Friday, shows emergency workers in lifejackets pulling the occupants back to safety one by one, battling against cold winds.

According to local media, a woman and two men survived the half-hour rescue in the zero-degree weather without suffering any injuries.