Car got lost and stranded in Kaohsiung mountain area, police successfully rescued on foot

Wu Nan's car got lost and stranded in the Mayali Mountains of Namasia District, and the police went on foot to search and rescue him. (provided by police)

Continuous rains for months caused the roads in Kaohsiung's mountainous areas to become muddy. A car got lost and stranded in the Mayari Mountains in Namasia District on the morning of yesterday (5th). Since the police car could not enter, the police conducted a search and rescue on foot and successfully helped the trapped people and vehicles to escape safely.

Officers Lin Qinghai and Wang Guoxiong of the Namasia Branch of the Liugui Police Station received a report from Wu Nan at 8:08 a.m. yesterday (5th), claiming that he was lost in the Mayari Mountains. The police immediately used the satellite positioning system to conduct a coordinate comparison and confirmed that Wu Nan was trapped in Linbandi (102), Mayari Taroteng Mountain Area. In this area, due to continuous rains in the mountainous areas, the mountain roads were muddy and difficult for patrol vehicles to pass. Considering the changeable weather and the urgent situation in the mountainous areas, the police decided to search on foot along the steep industrial roads. After about 40 minutes of searching on the mountain roads, Wu Nan was successfully found deep in the mountains.

After an on-site inspection, it was found that the car driven by Wu Nan was stuck in the muddy mountain road and could not move. The police immediately started to free the trapped vehicle. After a lot of effort, they guided the car out of the muddy area and escorted the car to a safe place on the Provincial Highway 29 Minzu Bridge.

The Liugui Branch appeals that the weather in mountainous areas has been unstable recently, and continuous rains can easily lead to loose soil and rocks. If people want to go to mountainous areas for activities, they should plan their routes in advance and pay attention to the weather forecast. Do not blindly follow the navigation into unknown industrial roads. If you accidentally get lost in the mountainous areas, you must stay calm, call 110 or 119 for help as soon as possible, and try to provide correct positioning information.