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Taiwanese hiker falls off cliff; military dispatches helicopter for rescue

Published: 2026-11-08 👁 102 views
Last updated 2026-11-08 — A hiker surnamed Huang fell into a 200-meter-deep valley but only sustained multiple abrasions. Source: Taiwan’s United Daily News. China News Service, October 19 — According to Taiwan’s United Daily News, an eight-member hiking team from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, encountered an accident on October 18 at the Caroliao Cliff in the Qilai Mountain area of Hualien. Fifty-six-year-old Huang Xingchi fell 200 meters (meters) down into a valley, and the military...
    China News Agency, October 19 — According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, Taiwan’s

The Taiwanese defense authority stated that at noon on the 18th

The Taiwanese defense authorities stated that upon receiving the report, they immediately ordered an S-70C helicopter from the Chiayi Air Base of the Air Force to carry out the medical evacuation mission. The helicopter took off from Chiayi Air Base at 1:00 p.m., completed the hoisting of the injured person and exited the target area at 2:35 p.m., and returned to Chiayi Air Base at 3:00 p.m. The injured hiker, surnamed Huang, was transported by ambulance from the Chiayi County Fire Bureau to the Chiayi Branch of Taichung Veterans General Hospital for treatment, successfully completing the casualty evacuation mission.

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