Missing Hiker Found After 10 Days|登山失聯10天 屏安醫院副院長平安獲救

Thank you. Thank you.

Pingtung County's Ping An Psychiatric Hospital Vice Superintendent Yang Hsin-cheng's family thanks the rescue team. Yang went missing on the 6th after going on a hike with friends. Over 100 workers were sent out to look for him before finally locating him near a waterfall on the 16th.

(Did you drink a lot of water? River water?) Yes. (Did you feel like you weren't going to make it?) Three or four times. I recited Buddhist mantras and drank my own urine.

Yang says he survived on water and Buddhist mantras during the 10 days. Although he had a cut on his head, he was conscious and alert.

He has thoracic and lumbar spine fractures, but no internal bleeding. For someone that hasn't eaten in over 10 days, he is in remarkably good condition.

It was a half-day hike and he was at the front of the group. He may have gotten separated from the group and taken a wrong turn after getting lost.

According to reports, Yang went off scouting alone and later sent out a message saying he was lost and had fallen. As the message also said he would retrace his route along the river, rescue workers concentrated their search along the river. The mission was challenging due to pouring rain in recent days. One expert says many missing hiker cases share key commonalities.

He has medical knowledge and knows basic medical concepts. (At low altitudes), rain means a source of drinking water. He also stayed near a waterfall after making a last phone call about being near the river.

(The area is) only around 600 meters (above sea level), so the diurnal temperature variance isn't great. (Hikers that get lost) should remain where they are whenever possible and use their phones to get help if there's a signal. They have a greater chance of getting rescued if they stay where they are.

The Chinese Taipei Alpine Association says hikers should always be prepared for unstable weather and should avoid hiking alone. In addition, hikers should plan out their route, be fully equipped, and do their homework on the elements they will face before leaving home.



搜救人員，利用繩索和直升機，將傷者送下山，再轉往醫院治療。

「謝謝，謝謝！」

家屬不斷向搜救人員道謝。這名傷者是屏東屏安醫院的行政副院長、楊欣正，他在6號和朋友前往來義「棚集山」登山，結果卻迷路失聯。相關單位出動上百人次、歷經10天搜索，終於在16號上午把人找回來。

屏安醫院行政副院長 楊欣正 vs. 記者表示：「（多喝水嗎？溪水嗎？) 對。（覺得撐不下去？) 三、四次，唸佛經、喝尿。」

失蹤10天沒有進食，只靠喝水、唸經撐過去，雖然說頭部有撕裂傷，但意識清楚，目前正在治療當中。

屏東基督教醫院急診室主任 陳志文表示：「胸椎跟腰椎，有一些的壓迫性骨折，並沒有內出血。十多天沒有進食，算是非常好的一個身體的狀況。」

屏安醫院院長 黃文翔表示：「半天的一個健行的一個路程，他走在最前面。那可能也是跟大家走分岔了，從迷路的地方要走回來，可能又走錯。」

根據了解，6號上午楊欣正和朋友登山，在海拔約700公尺處休息，並告知要探路，中途陸續傳訊息說自己迷路、跌倒，還有會走回溪邊，因此搜救人員依照這些線索找人，但因為這幾天山區下雨，搜救難度高，幸好16號上午在尖刀尾溪，靠近瀑布的地方找到人。有專家表示，登山失蹤生還的個案，大多符合幾項要點。

中華民國山岳協會秘書長 羅弘安表示：「他有醫學常識，他本身就是說，基本的概念會有。（低海拔)下雨反而有一個好處，有水，而且他本人又在瀑布旁邊，他快失聯的時候，還有打電話說，我現在在溪邊。」

中華民國山岳協會副秘書長 褚阿德表示：「六百公尺左右而已，所以說，早、晚的溫差不會很大。（山區迷路)儘量在原地，然後利用你的手機，手機看有沒有訊號求救，然後等待別人來救你的機會，才會比較大。」

山岳協會提醒，山域氣候、狀況多變，千萬不要小看任何一座山，也儘量避免單獨一人登山，而且在每次登山前，都要做好行程規劃、裝備整理和野外知識等準備，才能平安出門、平安回來。