Accidents occurred in Shuangshan District on Double Ten Day! Air crew Black Hawk travels across two mountainous areas for emergency rescue in one day
Quick Look
- On the 11th, the Third Team of the Hualien Resident Service Group of the Ministry of Interior Air Service Corps carried out NA-713 Black Hawk helicopters to perform two consecutive mountain rescue missions: first, they searched for the missing mountain friend surnamed Huang in the Mudanchi Mountains, and then successfully hoisted a climber whose right toenail had fallen off and was suspected of having a fracture and was unable to walk at the Baiyang Gold Mine House in Badaxiu Line to rescue him down the mountain.
- He landed safely at Hualien Dexing Baseball Stadium and was transferred to the hospital for treatment.
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Why It Matters
The Hualien Station of the Air Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior is responsible for air search and rescue missions in the Hualien area. Today, it received two mountain accident alarms, involving a missing mountaineer in the Mudanchi Mountain Range and an injured climber at the Baiyang Gold Mine House on the Badaxiu Line.
The 3rd Team of the 1st Battalion of the Hualien Station Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior Air Service Corps flew an NA-713 Black Hawk helicopter today (11th) to perform two consecutive high mountain rescue missions. (Provided by Airline Hualien Station)
The 3rd Team of the 1st Battalion of the Hualien Station Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior Air Service Corps flew an NA-713 Black Hawk helicopter today (11th) to perform two consecutive high mountain rescue missions. First, we went to the Mudanchi Mountain area in the northern third section of the Central Mountains to search for the missing mountaineer surnamed Huang. Then we moved to the Baiyangjin Mine House on the Badaxiu Line. We successfully rescued the climber whose right toenail had fallen off and was suspected of having a fracture and was unable to walk by hoisting him down the mountain. He successfully landed at Hualien Dexing Baseball Stadium and was transferred to the hospital for treatment.
The Air Service Hualien Station pointed out that it received two reports of mountain accidents from the Corps Command Center this morning. The first is a mountaineering team composed of 5 people including Xu, who entered the mountain from Aowanda on the 9th to challenge the "Northern Section 3" (it is expected to leave Aowanda on the 12th). Among them, the member surnamed Huang went to climb Peony Rock in the early morning of the 10th. He was originally scheduled to return to Peony Pond from 12 noon to 1 pm but did not return. Friends who were traveling with him failed to find the report. The Air Service Black Hawk helicopter took off from Hualien Airport at 9 a.m. and arrived at the Mennonite Branch. It carried four fire department special search teams and went straight to the surrounding area of Peony Pond for aerial survey and search. However, due to fuel considerations, no target was found yet.
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Subsequently, the helicopter transferred to the location of the second mission—the Baiyang Gold Mine House located in Badaxiu Line. The 14-member mountaineering group entered the mountain from the Dongpu trailhead in Xinyi Township on the 8th. On the afternoon of the 10th, a man surnamed Liu accidentally kicked a stone near the Baiyangjin Mine House. As a result, the nail of the big toe on his right foot fell off, was torn, and was suspected to be fractured, making him unable to walk. The special search team successfully hoisted the injured person onto the plane at 9:52 a.m., and landed safely at Hualien Dexing Baseball Stadium at 10:32 a.m. He was transferred to the hospital for treatment by an ambulance from the Hualien County Fire Department, successfully completing two combined search and rescue missions.
The two routes where the accident occurred are both well-known and extremely challenging vertical walks in the country. The northern third section is the Nenggao Andongjun Longitudinal Walk, which generally enters the mountains from Aowanda, Renai Township, Nantou, and passes through hundreds of mountains such as Nenggao Mountain, Nanhua Mountain, Guangtou Mountain, and Andongjun Mountain. Many places along the route are over 3,000 meters above sea level. The terrain along the route is varied, with dense arrow bamboo forests and many high winding and rock climbing terrains; Badaxiu is the abbreviation of three famous mountains: Batongguan Mountain, Dashuiku Mountain, and Xiuguluan Mountain. You usually enter the Batongguan Ancient Trail from the Dongpu Trailhead of Xinyi Township, Nantou, and pass by Guangao, Central Gold Mine House, and Baiyang Gold Mine House. There are many gravel slopes, collapsing walls, and rock piles on the trail. When walking, it is easy to get sprained, broken, or injured toes due to blind spots or missing spots.
The 3rd Team of the 1st Battalion of the Hualien Station Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior Air Service Corps flew an NA-713 Black Hawk helicopter today (11th) to perform two consecutive high mountain rescue missions. (Provided by Airline Hualien Station)
The 3rd Team of the 1st Battalion of the Hualien Station Service Corps of the Ministry of Interior Air Service Corps flew an NA-713 Black Hawk helicopter today (11th) to perform two consecutive high mountain rescue missions. (Provided by Airline Hualien Station)
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The air force will review the rescue operation afterwards and may strengthen publicity and monitoring of high-risk mountaineering routes.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Has the mountain friend named Huang been found?
- What are the specific injuries and subsequent treatment of the injured climber?
- Will safety warnings be issued for relevant climbing routes?
