Climbing Mabohuangduan, assistant lost for 4 days self-rescues, airlifted down by helicopter
A climbing assistant, part of a five-person team traversing Mabohuangduan, went missing on April 11th while returning to camp alone, falling into a valley. Fortunately, he remained conscious with minor injuries and self-rescued back to the original route. He was airlifted by helicopter today and transported to a hospital. Hualien County Fire Department dispatched 15 personnel in two teams for the search and rescue operation.
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- 📰 Published: April 15, 2026 at 15:41
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Central News Agency (Reporter Li Hsien-feng, Hualien County, 15th) A five-person climbing team was traversing Mabohuangduan when one of the members, a 48-year-old assistant surnamed Huang, went missing on April 11th while returning to camp alone. He took a wrong path and accidentally slipped into a valley two to three stories high. Fortunately, he remained conscious and sustained only minor injuries, managing to traverse back to the original route on his own. Today, he was airlifted by an air rescue helicopter and sent to a hospital. The Third Brigade of the Hualien County Fire Department stated that after receiving the report, the Fire Department, Forestry Bureau, Yuli Police Precinct, and Eastern Search and Rescue dispatched two teams totaling 15 personnel to conduct search and rescue operations. As it would take three days for ground rescue teams to reach the mountain, to save time, the Fire Department applied for an air rescue helicopter. This morning, with good weather conditions, two helicopter sorties transported rescue teams to Taipinggu Camp to begin the search. The Third Brigade of the Fire Department pointed out that two friends of the assistant surnamed Huang also went up the mountain on their own to search. Today, when they arrived at Taipinggu Camp, they heard the assistant surnamed Huang calling for help and found that he had already traversed back to the original route. The two parties immediately made contact. Shortly after, the second team of rescuers who had landed by helicopter also found the assistant surnamed Huang and his friends. The assistant was then transported by helicopter to Yuli Elementary School Yongchang Branch, where he was transferred to a Fire Department ambulance for medical treatment. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150415 Choose to stand with the facts, every sponsorship you make is a force to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency "First-hand News" APP to get the latest news instantly. The text, pictures, and audio-visual content of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast, or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.