A man died after attempting to save the life of his girlfriend who jumped into a river after they had an argument and staged a bizarre test of his love, Shandong Business Daily reported Sunday.

Rescuers search for the dead body of the girl's boyfriend at Keli River in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, March 23. [Photo/CFP]

According to the woman, on Friday, she jumped into the river in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region after the quarrel just to test if her boyfriend cared about her despite knowing he couldn't swim.

People near the river rescued the girl. Her boyfriend's body was recovered by rescuers after five hours of searching.