Two Anglers Found Dead After Going Missing in Wulai's Nanshi River

CNA (New Taipei, May 26) Two anglers in their 60s who went fishing in the Nanshi River in Wulai, New Taipei City, yesterday morning failed to return home by late night. Police and firefighters conducted an overnight search and found the bodies of the two men in the river around 2:00 AM today. They are believed to have drowned, but the exact cause of the incident is still under investigation. The Xindian Precinct of the New Taipei City Police Department received a report late last night that the two men had gone fishing around 11:00 AM yesterday and had not returned by 11:00 PM. Rescue personnel searched the area near the Nanshi River and found the men's cars parked at the scene, with no way to contact them as they did not have their mobile phones. Police and firefighters searched the valley and found the bodies in the river near the 12.8K mark of Wulai's Bei-107 road early on the 26th. The police have dispatched a forensic team and contacted the families for statements. The bodies have been moved to the shore, and the prosecutor will conduct an examination to clarify the cause of death.