Hualien ┱ On November 29, the Hualien County Fire Bureau received a report from the public that one of the five hikers in a group heading to Qicai Lake on Liushun Mountain had gone missing. The hiker, surnamed Zhu, disappeared at around 5 p.m. on November 27 while returning from Qicai Lake to Gaodeng. Despite multiple search attempts by fellow hikers, the person was not found, prompting an immediate call for help to the fire bureau. Search and rescue operations are currently ongoing.