Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/17
By: Lee Shien-feng and William Yen

Taipei, Oct. 17 (CNA) Three mountaineers received unprecedented fines totaling

Photo courtesy of Hualien County Fire Department

NT$180,000 (US$5,960) for not abiding by rules regulating mountaineering activities in Hualien, local fire department official said Tuesday.

Lin Wen-jui (林文瑞), head of the Hualien County Fire Department, said the trio had to be rescued by helicopter that day after entering the mountains from Dongpu, Nantou County Oct. 7 and becoming trapped in the mountains since Oct. 14 due to heavy rain.

Each individual was fined NT$60,000 as they failed to hire a guide and purchase insurance, said Lin.    [FULL  STORY]