As the weather gets warmer, snakes are becoming more active. Yesterday at noon, a hiker surnamed Jian suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain while on the Zhongping Forest Road in Zhuoxi Township. Emergency responders were alerted and rushed to the scene. This afternoon, they carried him down the mountain and sent him to Yuli’s Tzu Chi Hospital for emergency treatment. When Jian arrived at the hospital, he had no heartbeat or breathing. After examination by emergency doctors, a suspected snakebite mark was found on his abdomen. Fortunately, he was revived after resuscitation efforts.
The Hualien County Fire Bureau stated that Jian, a 52-year-old from New Taipei City, entered the mountains on the 5th with 10 other hikers from Dongpu in Nantou. They crossed the Mabolasih Range and arrived at Zhongping Forest Road in Yuli on the 11th. Yesterday at noon, while on the 35-kilometer section of the forest road in Taiping Valley, Jian suddenly suffered from unbearable abdominal pain and could no longer walk. His companions, realizing the seriousness of the situation, immediately called for help.
The Third Brigade of the Hualien Fire Bureau dispatched eight rescue personnel, including police, volunteer firefighters, and officials from the Forestry Bureau, to the site. Due to poor weather conditions in the mountains, a helicopter was unable to land. Last night, rescuers reached Jian and two companions who were accompanying him down the mountain. The two companions left immediately after the rescuers took over and hiked down overnight to return north with the rest of the hiking group’s vehicle, leaving the rescuers stunned.
The rescuers waited until daylight and then took turns carrying Jian down the mountain on foot. Around 1 p.m. yesterday, he was sent to Yuli’s Tzu Chi Hospital for emergency treatment. On the way to the hospital, Jian briefly lost his heartbeat and breathing, but was revived after resuscitation. Doctors found a suspected “snakebite” mark on his abdomen, though Jian had no memory of being bitten by a snake. He has now been transferred to Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital for further treatment.
(China Times)