An accident occurred today (27th) in the Qilai Mountain area. A 44-year-old female hiker surnamed Peng accidentally fell into a valley while passing near a cliff close to Qilai Main Peak, and her injuries are currently unknown.
Hualien County Fire Bureau stated that at 1:50 PM, they received a report forwarded from Nantou County Fire Bureau, indicating that a hiking team of two women and one man entered the mountains on the 26th from the Songxue Building trailhead of Hehuan Mountain. They had originally planned to descend on March 3rd via the Yuewangting trailhead on the Central Cross-Island Highway. Unexpectedly, when passing near Qilai Main Peak, hiker Peng fell into a ravine, and her condition is unknown. After assembling, rescue personnel will head to the site for rescue operations, and the National Search and Rescue Center has also been notified to deploy an air rescue helicopter depending on weather conditions.
(China Broadcasting Corporation)