16-Year-Old Boy Drowns While Playing in Taitung's Jinlun River, Rushed to Hospital in Critical Condition
A 16-year-old boy drowned after slipping into deep water while playing at the Jinlun River in Taitung. He was rescued without vital signs and taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
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- 📰 Published: April 18, 2026 at 18:56
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(CNA Reporter Lu Tai-cheng, Taitung County, 18th) Dredging work is currently underway at the Jinlun River in Taitung County, creating a small lake in the middle of the riverbed. A 16-year-old boy surnamed Huang went there to play in the water, accidentally slipped, and drowned. When firefighters rescued him, he showed no vital signs and was sent to the hospital for emergency resuscitation.
The Taitung County Fire Department received a report this afternoon that a drowning incident occurred in the Jinlun River near the South Link Highway. Firefighters rushed to the scene. When the drowning victim was pulled ashore, he was already in an OHCA (Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest) state. After emergency treatment, he was transferred to MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taitung City for resuscitation.
According to witnesses, the 16-year-old boy surnamed Huang went to the Jinlun River to play in the water with his relatives and friends, accidentally lost his footing, fell into the deep water, and drowned.
Emergency dredging work is currently being carried out on the Jinlun River riverbed, resulting in a small lake in the middle of the riverbed, where the water in some areas is relatively deep.
The Taitung County Fire Department received a report this afternoon that a drowning incident occurred in the Jinlun River near the South Link Highway. Firefighters rushed to the scene. When the drowning victim was pulled ashore, he was already in an OHCA (Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest) state. After emergency treatment, he was transferred to MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taitung City for resuscitation.
According to witnesses, the 16-year-old boy surnamed Huang went to the Jinlun River to play in the water with his relatives and friends, accidentally lost his footing, fell into the deep water, and drowned.
Emergency dredging work is currently being carried out on the Jinlun River riverbed, resulting in a small lake in the middle of the riverbed, where the water in some areas is relatively deep.