Rescuers pull out 6-year-old girl from muddy home after 2 days

Rescuers pull out 6-year-old girl from muddy home after 2 days

2025-09-25

A six-year-old girl who was trapped in her flooded home for two days is one of the latest survivors of the disastrous flooding in Hualien. Rescuers found her lying still on the mud inside her home, and managed to pull her out after sawing a hole in the ceiling. The girl was fully conscious, and couldn’t help but cry tears of relief when she was finally reunited with her family. Sadly, the two elders she lived with in Guangfu did not make it.

A six-year-old girl covered in mud clings to the rescuer as he takes her to her family. She can’t hold her tears any more.

The girl had been trapped in a flooded house for a whole two days.

Hearing noise outside, the girl started calling for help. Rescuers from Pingtung rushed over and sawed an opening in the roof.

- Don’t move!
- Stay still!
- Are you alone?
- Someone go down
- Is there anyone else?
- Gramps and Nana
- Where are they?

The girl was fully conscious, and spoke loudly and clearly with the rescuers. They discovered her inside the house, lying motionless on a bed of thick mud and sand.

The girl was one of three members of a household living on this house on Fozu Street in Guangfu. When the flash flood submerged the area, the two elders in the house lifted the young girl onto the beams of the roof, which saved her life.

She was taken to shelter completely covered in thick mud. Her family was relieved as never before seeing their child was alive and well.

After a much-needed shower, the girl took a photo with the search and rescue team that saved her life, and her family announced she was safe on social media. Sadly, however, the two elders in her household lost their lives in the disaster.

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花蓮光復失聯6歲女童找到了! 全身泥水重回家人懷抱

2025-09-25

花蓮光復鄉佛祖街，原本傳出失聯的6歲女童小沂，昨天下午被屏東縣搜救人員找到，當時被困在厚厚泥沙中動彈不得，還好意識清楚、還可以鎮定的大聲回應救難人員。最後成功獲救與家人團聚時，才忍不住哭了出來，遺憾的是與她同住的姑婆和姑丈公，確定都罹難。

原本還緊緊抱住消防隊員、全身沾滿泥巴的六歲女童小沂，一看到家人，終於忍不住哭泣。

歷劫歸來的小沂，其實受困在屋內整整兩天。

一聽到有人靠近，女童立刻機警呼救，屏東縣搜救人員趕緊加快腳步，鑽開房頂。

-好了你不要動
-你先別動
-妹妹你一個人嗎?
-派一個下去
-還有沒有其他人?
-還有阿公阿婆
-他(們)在哪裡?

女童意識清楚，還能鎮定的大聲回應。救難人員立刻從屋頂鑽進屋內，發現小女孩躺在厚厚泥沙中動彈不得，立刻將孩子給救出。

原來女童口中的阿公阿婆、是她的姑婆、姑丈公、三人同住在花蓮光復鄉佛祖街，堰塞湖溢流後，洪水來襲當下，兩位長輩合力將小沂托上鐵皮屋頂的橫樑一帶，才順利讓女童躲過一劫

全身都是厚厚泥水，被救難人員揹回指揮站。家屬心急如焚，但終於盼到孩子平安歸來，相當感動。

渾身泥濘的小沂、在洗澡後和救出她的屏東縣搜救隊，拍了一張合照，家屬事後也在社群上報平安。遺憾的是後來姑婆、姑丈公的遺體陸續被尋獲。

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