For those who lose phone signals in the mountains, dial 112, which can connect to emergency services
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/12/060
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Huang's body being transported out of the mountains by helicopter. (Nantou County Fire Bureau photo)
Hsinchu County Fire Bureau said that it received a request for help on the night of Nov. 29 from the family of a 64-year-old man surnamed Chien (錢). The relatives reported that Chien went to climb Nalo Mountain in Hsinchu County alone, but he did not return home as scheduled the same day, according to CNA.
Search teams consisting of firefighters, volunteers, and Hsinchu Forest District Office staff immediately began looking for Chien in the area he was suspected to have gone missing.
The fire bureau said that after several days’ search, Chien was found dead in a forest under the summit of Nalo Mountain on Saturday. [FULL STORY]
