Hong Kong
CNN
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Dangling from a tree for nearly seven hours, 11-year-old Prajesh Dhimant Patel was barely conscious — only the faint, slow movement of his feet, clad in bright orange shoes, hinted at a trace of life.
Amid the debris of crushed boulders unleashed by a devastating earthquake, a tour guide was descending the mountain when, from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of those bright shoes.
It was that flash of orange that led the guide to Patel, and ultimately, saved the schoolboy’s life.
It’s been 10 years since the tragic morning of June 5, 2015, when 29 students and eight teachers from Singapore’s Tanjong Katong Primary…
