Wu Yunyu, trapped on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
“Mom, save me, I’m lost. I’m stuck on a mountain near Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. There are a lot of trees here. I’m hungry, thirsty, cold, and exhausted. My phone is almost out of battery. Help.” Around 10 p.m. on December 28, police officers at the Yulong Snow Mountain Nature Reserve Police Station in Lijiang City received a distress text message from Nanning, Guangxi.
Around 9 p.m. the same evening, villagers in Baisha Township, Yulong County, also reported to the Baisha Police Station that a tourist from Nanning, Guangxi had gone missing while hiking near Mashidaba and requested assistance in the search and rescue operation.
At 2:47 a.m. yesterday, “Wudi Xinyu” posted on Weibo about the disappearance of Wu Yunyu, the son of a friend from Nanning, who had gotten lost on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. All these distress messages were related to a tourist named “Wu Yunyu.” After receiving the reports, police officers from Lijiang City, Yulong County, and villagers from Baisha Township in Yulong County conducted an 18-hour search and successfully rescued Wu Yunyu at 3 p.m. on the 29th.
Weibo SOS
Tourist lost contact after phone died
At 2:47 a.m. yesterday, “Wudi Xinyu” posted on Weibo: The 20-year-old son of a friend from Nanning, Wu Yunyu, got lost on a mountain near Jade Dragon Snow Mountain around 9 p.m. on December 28. After sending a final distress signal at 9:15 p.m., he lost contact as his phone ran out of battery.
Currently, reports have been filed with the Yulong Snow Mountain Police Station and Lijiang City Police. More than ten officers from the police station are conducting an all-out search and rescue. Temperatures at night in the area are only minus one degree Celsius. The parents are frantically seeking help everywhere and are unsure if there are any local search and rescue teams? Please share.
The Weibo post was subsequently shared over 500 times, and the official Weibo account of the Yunnan Mountaineering and Outdoor Sports Association also reposted it promptly. Some netizens even contacted local friends for assistance. Outdoor explorer Jin Feibao also asked local friends for help via the Weibo account “Jin Feibao Walks the World.”
Later, “Yubi Jinchuan” posted on Weibo: Just learned from the leadership of the Yulong Snow Mountain Police Station that through technical means, they have determined the last location where the child’s phone lost power and signal.
Guide Hired
Wu Yunyu hikes up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain to Mashidaba
Around 10 a.m. on the 28th, Wu Yunyu brought climbing gear and hired He Ruiquan, a villager from Yu Lake Village, as a guide to hike up to Mashidaba on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. After reaching Mashidaba, Wu Yunyu continued toward areas such as the Grand Canyon, while He Ruiquan waited at Mashidaba. After Wu Yunyu left, as he did not return to Mashidaba for a long time, He Ruiquan tried to contact him multiple times but was unable to reach him due to poor mobile signal and other reasons.
Around 6 p.m. that day, He Ruiquan returned to Yu Lake Village alone from Mashidaba. Around 7 p.m., Wu Yunyu sent a text message to He Ruiquan’s phone saying he was lost and his phone was almost out of battery. Upon receiving Wu Yunyu’s message, He Ruiquan immediately invited villagers to search Mashidaba but did not find him. Subsequently, He Ruiquan reported the case to the Baisha Police Station around 9 p.m. Wu Yunyu’s mother also sent a distress message to the on-duty officers at the Yulong Snow Mountain Police Station.
The signal on the mountain was intermittent, and after sending the distress message to his mother, Wu Yunyu completely lost contact with the outside world.
All-night Search and Rescue
Nearly 100 people successfully rescue tourist after 18 hours
The situation of tourists being trapped in the Yulong Snow Mountain scenic area drew high attention from the Lijiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Wang Junzheng, Mayor He Lianghui, and Deputy Mayor and Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau Ma Junling each issued instructions to spare no effort in the search and rescue.
On the evening of receiving the report, the Baisha Township Government, Baisha Police Station, and Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area Patrol Team immediately organized personnel to search near Mashidaba. By 1 a.m. on the 29th, there was still no news of the trapped tourist.
On the morning of the 29th, the Baisha Police Station continued to deploy additional police forces for the search. Eight police officers from the Lijiang City Public Security Bureau, eight security personnel from Dongbagu Scenic Area, six police officers from the Yulong Snow Mountain Police Station, and more than 60 villagers from Yu Lake Village were divided into seven groups. They began a large-scale, blanket search from the northeast side of Dongbagu Scenic Area and Mashidaba above Yu Lake Village.
To locate the tourist as quickly as possible, nearly 100 search personnel searched the mountain from 9 a.m. onward, skipping even lunch. At around 3:10 p.m. on the 29th, the search team finally found the trapped man, Wu Yunyu from Guangxi, near a cliff at the Mu Laoye Pasture above Mashidaba. By then, an ambulance was already waiting at the foot of Yu Lake Village.
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Wu Yunyu: Just hungry, otherwise fine
Around 5:20 p.m., the rescued Wu Yunyu followed the villagers back to Yu Lake Village. He walked at the front of the group and, despite being trapped overnight, appeared to be in good spirits.
“Just hungry, otherwise fine.” When medical personnel from the Lijiang People’s Hospital 120 emergency service suggested giving Wu Yunyu a check-up, he responded this way. The doctor provided him with a glucose nutrient solution, conducted routine checks, and confirmed all vital signs were normal. After Wu Yunyu was rescued, the police contacted his family and learned that his father and uncle had taken a train to Kunming and would arrive in Lijiang at 9 a.m. today. Subsequently, the Lijiang City Public Security Bureau made proper arrangements for his accommodation and meals. “Thank you so much, you’ve gone to so much trouble!” Wu Yunyu expressed deep gratitude.
Facing the TV camera, he pulled his hat low and covered his entire face with a scarf. Wu Yunyu, 21, is from Nanning, Guangxi, enjoys outdoor activities, and claims to have traveled to Tibet independently.
Last night, a reporter called him: “How did you get through the freezing cold on the mountain?” He said he just managed, sounding somewhat nonchalant. When asked why he got trapped on the mountain, he said he had other matters to attend to and hung up the phone.