A man went hiking in Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County this afternoon and accidentally fell down a slope. The Hsinchu County Government Fire Bureau said that by evening, they had used rescue equipment to relay the man down the mountain.
The Fire Bureau said that they received a report this afternoon about a 52-year-old man who was hiking along the Bawushan Ancient Trail from Meiyuan Tribe in Jianshi Township toward Lidong Mountain when he slipped and fell down the slope. The bureau’s Second Brigade, as well as the Jianshi and Tianpu squads, dispatched personnel and vehicles for the rescue.
The Fire Bureau stated that the injured man later managed to climb back onto the trail on his own. He suffered a laceration on his knee and was conscious. He was helped down the mountain by his companions and waited at a designated spot to meet with firefighters. The Jianshi squad successfully reached the patient at 5:40 p.m. and used rescue equipment to relay him down the mountain. 1030524
(CNA)