A lovesick American teenager almost died after getting drunk and nearly drowning in a river when he was dumped by a young Chinese woman he flew 7000 miles to visit . The 18-year-old , who was only named by his surname Pratt in Chinese media , had travelled from his home state of Ohio across to Jiangshan , a city in Zhejiang province in China , after becoming infatuated with a young woman he had met online . But after getting the cold shoulder from his online ladylove when he turned up , he started drinking and was found suffering from hypothermia and unconscious on the staircase leading down into the Xu River . Scroll down for video . A lovesick American teenager ( pictured ) almost died after getting drunk and nearly drowning in a river when he was dumped by a young Chinese woman he flew 7000 miles to visit . The teen had met the girl online and promised that he would visit her . After getting the cold shoulder when he turned up , Pratt drank himself unconscious and was found on steps leading down into the Xu River . A spokesman from the Cheng Bei Police Station quoted on Qianjiang TV said : 'He was unconscious and lying in a pool of his own vomit . It looks as if he might have fallen in the water at some stage as his clothes and shoes were soaked . To be honest he was so inebriated , he could easily have drowned . It was only a short distance to the water . ' Pratt was taken to a local hospital and after regaining consciousness discovered that he had also managed to lose all of his money meaning he could no longer pay for his hotel room . However after hearing about his hard luck story , the hotel manager decided to let the teenager have the room for free . He admitted to police that he did not know the girl 's real name , only her online pseudonym which was Xiaoqian , and he also admitted he had only started talking to her this year . Because she had perfect English and great photographs , he had fallen head over heels in love and had promised to come and visit her . Homeward bound : The American teenager , known only as Pratt , survived his brush with death and is now returning to the United States according to the Chinese . Pratt is pictured here in hospital recovering from his ordeal . Police said it appears the young woman may not have taken him seriously until he suddenly turned up in Xiamen , in Fujian Province , and then went to Jiangshan to meet the girl . Detectives confirmed from his mobile phone that he did try to ring her several times , after which he was told to leave her alone – and his number was blocked . Depressed about the rejection , Pratt had started drinking and was last seen cursing and staggering near Xu River , where he was found passed out later that night . Police tracked the young woman down , but she again refused to meet him despite hearing about the fact that he had almost died . A police spokesman said : 'We followed his progress until he left the country , and he is already on the plane back to the United States . ' When contacted , Pratt denied that he had travelled to China because he was in love with a girl or that he was stood up by her .
Lovesick US teen travelled from Jiangshan to Ohio , China , to meet the girl . Chinese media only published the 18-year-old 's surname - Pratt . After she rejected him he went on a drinking binge but nearly drowned . He was taken to hospital after being found unconscious near Xu River .