Two travel friends in Guizhou challenge the waterfall trapped in multi-sector rescue
Dishuitan waterfall in Guizhou was in distress and was trapped for more than 24 hours; the route was opened and the route was chosen incorrectly.
On August 23, two travel companions, a man and a woman, were trapped in distress while descending in the Dishuitan Waterfall Scenic Area in Guanling, Guizhou. The Blue Sky Rescue Team involved in the rescue said that the two trapped people had no signs of life. The developer of this route said that the waterfall is of advanced difficulty, and it is not recommended for novices who have only trained once or twice to rush to the waterfall alone.
The Beijing News reported on August 23 that two travel companions in Chongqing were in distress while descending in the Dishuitan Waterfall Scenic Area in Guanling, Guizhou. Yesterday, the Guanling County government website reported that the rescue was being carried out urgently.
6 people challenged Dishuitan Waterfall and 2 people were trapped
It is understood that the two trapped are two fellow travellers in Chongqing, a man and a woman, the man is 68 years old, and the woman is 30 years old. They arrived at the Dishuitan of Wanghong Waterfall in Guanling, Guizhou on the 23rd to challenge the "falling" and were subsequently trapped. The live video showed that two people were motionless in the Dishuitan waterfall. The turbulent water flowed down from around them, stirring up white splashes.
The Guanling County Government website reported that at about 20 o'clock on August 23, the Public Security Bureau of Guanling Autonomous County received an alarm that two explorers were trapped in Dishuitan Waterfall. After receiving the police, the Public Security Bureau of Guanling Autonomous County immediately contacted the county The Emergency Bureau, Fire Rescue Brigade, Blue Sky Rescue Team, County People’s Hospital, etc. carried out emergency rescue.
After preliminary verification, the two trapped persons and the other 4 team members (the other 4 people are safe), a total of 6 people, went to the Dishuitan Waterfall for expedition together. The 2 expedition team members walked along the third layer of the Dishuitan Waterfall (130 meters high). Descending rapidly, trapped in the middle of the waterfall.
The rescue team said the two trapped people have no signs of life
On the 24th, a reporter from the Beijing News learned from the local Guanling Fire Brigade that local public security and firefighters had gone for rescue on the 23rd. At present, the scenic area has been closed to continue relevant rescue work.
Wang Yi, the leader of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, told the Beijing News that “the rescue team, together with local police and firefighters, has about 30 or 40 people. There are experts in ropes, mountains, and caves in the rescue team, but it’s too dangerous here. Rescue is still very difficult."
On the 24th, Li Mingsong, the head coach of the Guizhou Hiku Extreme Sports Company, the creator of the Dishuitan waterfall route, told the Beijing News reporter that two travel companions in distress did not descend along the correct route. In addition, they may not carry an ascender, making it impossible to save themselves in distress.
At 16:00 on the 24th, Wang Yi, the leader of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, told the Beijing News that the two trapped people had no signs of life.
■ Rescue
The waterfall is full of water and the rescue is difficult to prevent the two from being washed away
On the afternoon of the 24th, a firefighter who participated in the on-site rescue told reporters that the rescue is still underway and plans to divide the rescuers into two groups. One group will lower the ropes used by the two on the waterfall, and the other group will cooperate to prevent the two. Washed away by water. "This waterfall is about 130 meters high, and the two are trapped in the middle. When the rescuers downstream of the waterfall are ready to respond to the plan, the two sides will cooperate in the rescue. It should be noted that the waterfall has a lot of water and the momentum is large. People may be washed away by water."
On the afternoon of the 24th, Li Mingsong told a reporter from the Beijing News that he was on the way to participate in the rescue and was expected to arrive at the scene of the incident at about 17:00. He told the Beijing News reporter that he has not yet grasped the situation at the scene and he has no rescue plan. But he brought enough professional equipment, including ropes and expansion nails. If necessary, he can open a route on the rock face on-site.
The weather forecast shows that at around 17:00 on the 24th, the Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous County will usher in rain. Li Mingsong said that rain will cause the flow of the waterfall to increase, and the person in distress is in the middle of the waterfall and has a greater impact. He worried that the rain would increase the difficulty of rescue.
According to Wang Yi, the travel friends who participated in this waterfall event were from Hunan and Chongqing. The event was initiated by the Chiyou Outdoor Adventure Alliance in Loudi, Hunan. A reporter from the Beijing News found that the "Chiyou Outdoor Adventure Alliance" has a QQ group, which was founded on October 13, 2013. There are 12 administrators in the group, with a total of 1178 members. The group mainly organizes self-driving, cycling, hiking, and swimming. , Caving, rock climbing, downhill, mountain climbing, tracing (waterfall) and other activities.
Accordingly, a reporter from the Beijing News contacted the Chiyou Outdoor Adventure Alliance in Loudi, Hunan, but received no reply.
■ Follow up
Route developer: should descend from the side of the waterfall along the rock wall, not recommended for novices
According to the official introduction of the Dishuitan Waterfall Scenic Spot, the scenic spot is located in Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou. The Dishuitan Waterfall is located 8 kilometers west of Huangguoshu Waterfall. The total height and individual are the first of the Huangguoshu Waterfalls. The total height of Dishuitan Waterfall is 410 meters, which is five times that of Huangguoshu Waterfall.
It is understood that the two are two fellow travellers in Chongqing. They arrived at the Dishuitan of Guanling Wanghong Waterfall in Guizhou on the 23rd to challenge the waterfall. The Dishuitan Waterfall is about 100 meters from top to bottom and belongs to an undeveloped wild scenic spot.
Li Mingsong has many years of experience in the field of outdoor adventure. In 2007, he noticed the expedition site of the Dishuitan waterfalls. In July 2013, Li Mingsong and two other expedition members safely dropped from the top of the Dishuitan Waterfall to the bottom of the Baling River. According to local media reports in Guizhou, Li Mingsong and the three were the first to successfully descend in the Dishuitan Waterfall. He also opened up the cascade of the waterfall.
"I have taken everyone across this line for the first time and have walked countless times." Li Mingsong said that the entire expedition to the Dishuitan Waterfall is 4.3 kilometers long, and the trip upstream of the waterfall is also included. Li Mingsong divides the whole process into multiple stages according to the difficulty, including elementary difficulty and advanced difficulty, and the waterfall falls into the advanced difficulty part.
According to Li Mingsong's design, the correct route for the waterfall is to descend from the rock wall on the side of the waterfall. Among them, in the 120-meter waterfall where the person in distress is located, Li Mingsong divided the line into 4 sections, and set up safety points on the rock platform every tens of meters for people to rest.
However, Li Mingsong noticed that the location of the two travel companions in distress was in the water of the waterfall and may not have descended along the rock wall. As a result, those who fall in the waterfall are directly exposed to the strong water flow, which is even more dangerous. He said that generally there is only one type of waterfall that can fall in a stream. The water potential of this type of waterfall is not great, and the water flow and the rock wall are "sticked together".
In addition, Li Mingsong judged that the two fellow travellers may not carry enough equipment. In addition to ropes, expansion nails, helmets and other equipment, another necessary equipment is the ascender. "If you bring an ascender and find that you are in distress, as long as you can go down, you will definitely be able to get up. Since they can't come up, it is judged that they may not have the ascender." Li Mingsong said.
Li Mingsong said that there are more and more people playing outdoor sports, and many of them are not professional. Because of fear of accidents, he has never announced or promoted the project of Dishuitan Waterfalls, but led the team to play. In the past seven years, there has never been a situation in which a member of his team has been trapped by a waterfall. "At most, it has a foot or something."
Li Mingsong said that waterfall is a safe exercise, as long as you learn how to use equipment and improve your self-protection ability, you can play even the most difficult waterfall. However, ordinary people need to pass professional training and play with professional people. He does not recommend that a novice who has only trained once or twice rushes through the waterfall alone.
Beijing News reporter Haiyang intern Bo Qiyu