8-year-old boy only survivor in hike with grandpa and friend
8-year-old boy only survivor in hike with grandpa and friend
2025-08-18
A hike on Mt. Kelekele’an went terribly wrong last week for a group of three hikers. An 8-year-old boy, his 70-year-old grandpa and a 63-year-old friend had set off on a 9-day expedition on Aug. 8. But they ended up stranded on the mountain on Aug. 12 due to Typhoon Podul. They set up camp but things only got worse. Four days after the typhoon, a call was made to rescuers, who dispatched a helicopter to bring them down. The two adults, however, were already in a coma due to hypothermia, and only the boy survived.
A rescuer carries an 8-year-old boy to the helicopter that has just landed in the mountain. His grandpa and another companion have already been loaded to be taken to the hospital.
Upon landing, the boy and rescuers run straight toward the ambulance. The two adults have to be carried on stretchers, as they had fallen into a coma due to hypothermia. Despite resuscitation efforts later at the hospital, they could not be saved.
Footage shows that the boy’s blue jacket was dry and clean when rescuers found him.
Voice of Chuang Chao-cheng
Nantou County Fire Department
He said their tent got a hole that night, and exposed them to the rain and wind, and so they held the tent down with their weight. But later the tent got blown down and they had to take shelter from the wind. That’s where he stayed for some time.
The boy said he hadn’t eaten anything while in hiding and only drank about 600ml of water.
Voice of Chuang Chao-cheng
Nantou County Fire Department
We asked him what they ate over the past few days, and he said he had some water and some sweets.
Who raised the alarm? The boy, or someone else?
Voice of Chuang Chao-cheng
Nantou County Fire Department
He didn’t know how to unlock his grandpa’s phone, so he called 119. There’s no signal in most places, but he apparently remembered his grandpa mentioning that there was a spot with signal, so he went to that spot.
The boy couldn’t unlock the phone, so his only option was an emergency call.
Experts say that weather conditions can change rapidly in the mountains, so if you’re going on a hike, make thorough preparations before heading out.
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帳棚全毀! "南三段山難"釀2死 8歲童喝水吃糖獨活
2025-08-18
16日可樂可樂安山發生山難，兩名經驗豐富的登山者，他們分別為70歲與63歲，和8歲男童攀爬南三段，8日自花蓮瑞穗林道入山，12日遇到颱風滯留在可樂可樂安山，但兩個大人因為失溫已久，搶救無效，只有男童活下來。隨著新聞曝光，外界好奇男童靠什麼維生，以及他如何報案。
空勤直升機出動到山區，營救受困山友，救難人員懷裡抱的，就是八歲男童。直升機上還有男童阿公跟女山友，直飛山下就醫。
當地消防早早就定位，等待直升機下來，男童跟著救難人員，奔向救護車，救護人員先搶救失溫昏迷的兩個大人。只是兩人狀況不樂觀，儘管車上全程持續用機器急救，送到醫院搶救還是宣告不治，只剩下男童活下來。
從男童獲救時的畫面可以看到，男童穿著藍色外套，並沒有濕漉漉，衣著完整乾淨。
[[聲源:竹山消防分隊隊員 莊昭成]]
“他說晚上那個帳篷就是，就好像破一個洞喔，水跟風就一直灌起來，他們就壓著，後來好像帳篷整個就被吹垮了這樣。他們找到一個風吹不到的地方，他有稍微躲在裡面。”
消防人員接觸到男童時，彼此通報男童沒吃東西，只喝600cc的水。
[[聲源:竹山消防分隊隊員 莊昭成]]
“我們有問他說，你們這幾天都吃什麼？他說他陸陸續續都喝一點水，吃一點糖糖，甜甜。”
另外，一度傳出是男童自己機警報案，但也有一說是別人報案。
[[聲源:竹山消防分隊隊員 莊昭成]]
“因為他也不會解鎖(阿公手機)，他自己說他打的是119啦，因為沒訊號，他說他好像印象，阿公有在哪裡好像有訊號過，所以他就開始找那個地方啦。”
男童不會解鎖，唯一的可能就是使用撥打緊急電話功能。
專家呼籲千萬不要忽略大自然的力量，事前做好評估，做好萬全準備，才能成功登頂平安返家。
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