On July 13, the Yanggao Brigade of the Fire Rescue Detachment, Datong City, Shanxi Province received a dispatch from the command center of the detachment, saying that a van located in Beimenqiao Cave, Longquan Town, Yanggao County was wading through the water and the four elderly people were trapped in the water. Yang Gao Brigade went to the scene after receiving the police.
Firefighters and rescuers arrived at the scene and found that the water in the bridge hole was more than 1 meter deep. The trapped vehicle was about 50 meters away from the shore. Four elderly people were trapped in the car. The trapped location may be due to the wrong judgment of the vehicle. In addition, the car accidentally drove into the water on rainy days. According to the scene, firefighters drove the kayak to the trapped van position.
The fireman opened the door of the car, while trying to calm the trapped old man's emotions, and kept the kayak as close to the door as possible. However, due to the deep water and the old man's mobility difficulties, he could not board the boat smoothly. The fireman leaned down and put his body in the kayak Between the van and the back as the "bridge", the four elderly people successively boarded the kayak through the body of the firefighter.
After more than ten minutes, the four elderly people successfully got on the kayak. The firefighters slowly rowed the kayak to the shore. In order to prevent the elderly from getting wet, the firefighters escorted the elderly to the roadside safety zone in turn. (Source: Guo Shihao, editor of the Fire and Rescue Bureau)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]