At around 10:13 a.m. on April 3, a man was trapped on a mountainside for over an hour on the eastern side of Luoyang Nanshan Cemetery in Luqiao District, Taizhou City. After more than 50 minutes of intensive rescue efforts by firefighters from the Luqiao Brigade, the man was finally successfully rescued.

The man explained that before the incident occurred, his family had been tomb-sweeping on the back side of the mountain. “Later, we got into an argument over some trivial matters. I was very angry and wanted to be alone for a while. Seeing the steep rocks around, I decided to climb them to let off some steam.”

But after climbing for a while, the man suddenly slipped and slid down several meters along the rock face, landing on a protruding rock with no way out around him. “There was at least an 80-meter drop beneath my feet, and the spot where I was standing was very small — turning around was difficult. I just held onto the rock and didn’t dare move. I stood there for nearly an hour before my family found me.”

When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found that it was a cultivated mountain, with many paths around already dug up, leaving no clear route to follow.

To rescue the man, four firefighters with two ropes had to cross over from the other side of the mountain. Every step had to be taken carefully, as loose rocks could fall at any time. After nearly 20 minutes of trekking, the four firefighters finally reached a position above the man and managed to rescue him.