Students visiting Qingdao were swept away by huge waves, and one female student drowned despite the joint rescue efforts of the police and civilians.

The May Day Golden Week is also the time for people to go out and play. During the May Day holiday, 4 female college students studying in Jinan came to Qingdao to play. On the afternoon of April 30, 3 of them and a graduate studying design in Qingdao were taking photos on the breakwater of No. 2 Sea Bathing Beach when they were swept into the sea by the waves one after another.