Xue Xiao was rescued at 11 p.m. on May 15, 2008, after being trapped for 80 hours among the ruins. As he was laid down on the stretcher, the first words he said were: "Uncle, I want to drink cola, ice cold cola." It was a moment of levity that even now lights up the gloomy memories of people recalling those days.
Xue Xiao is carried out of the ruins of Dongqi Middle School in Hanwang township, Mianzhu city, Sichuan province on May 15, 2008, after being trapped for 80 hours. [Photo/VCG]
The photo taken on April 2, 2018, shows the cola boy Xue Xiao, who is 28 years old now and works in the World of Coca-Cola Museum in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. [Photo/VCG]