Mother and Son Trapped by Rising Tide Rescued|戲水留心海水漲潮 避免退避不及受困

A mother and child were stuck in the ocean after the rising tide submerged the path back to the beach. Luckily they were rescued by firefighters and Coast Guard personnel.


Coast Guard personnel aboard a rubber raft mount a rescue to save a mother and her three-year-old child who had become stranded in an intertidal zone.

The pair were successfully brought back to shore. This incident occurred on the afternoon of Aug. 25. The 35-year-old mother surnamed Hung had taken her son by motorbike to play on a beach in Changhua County's Shengang Township. They failed to notice the rising tide, and by the time they noticed the water, the path back to the beach was already submerged.

They were trapped in the ocean, so we immediately dispatched a vessel to save them. It took about half an hour to bring the pair back to shore.

This was the first such incident in the intertidal zone since the start of the summer vacation. In the past, there were numerous incidents of anglers or tourists getting trapped in the water. The primary reason is the special topography of the region. During times of high tide, the seawater will first submerge a pathway used for gathering oysters. By the time people realize the pathway has been submerged, it's already too late.

The intertidal zone in Shengang Township is about three to four kilometers long. There is an oyster gathering pathway in the middle. Some people drive here to come play in the water. When the tide rises, the seawater will come in from the left and right. You're right in the middle playing in the water, so you won't realize the tide has risen, so this is especially dangerous.

Changhua County's Fire Bureau says there were numerous incidents in the past but in recent years, firefighters and Coast Guard personnel have stepped up supervision by placing warning signs and urging people to leave before the tide rises. The number of incidents has therefore fallen to a single digit. The public is reminded to pay attention to their surroundings and not put themselves at risk.



海巡人員出動橡皮艇，即刻救援，因為潮間帶有一對母子受困。

海巡人員順利尋獲這對母子，將他們救上岸，3歲男童飽受驚嚇。25號下午，35歲的洪姓女子，帶著兒子去彰化伸港海邊戲水，騎著摩托車到曾家村出海口附近的採蚵道進入潮間帶，沒注意到漲潮，發現時回岸邊的路已被海水淹沒。

彰化縣伸港消防分隊 李明鎰表示：「在海中受困，那我們立刻出動船艇，前往救援。大概花了半小時，順利將母子救上岸。」

這是今年暑假第一起民眾受困伸港潮間帶的事件，過去這個水域經常有釣客或遊客受困出海口，主要是當地地形特殊，漲潮時海水會先淹沒採蚵道，等民眾意識到漲潮時，已經無法脫身。

彰化縣伸港消防分隊 李明鎰表示：「因為我們伸港的潮間帶，長度大概三、四公里。那中間有一條採蚵道，有的人會開車下去戲水。（漲潮時)海水會從左右邊進來，然後你中間戲水的時候，你不會發現說已經漲潮了，所以說，這個是特別危險。」

彰化縣消防局指出，過去常有民眾受困潮間帶沙洲的意外事件。這幾年消防單位配合海巡人員，透過警示牌及漲潮前的驅離，已經讓案件發生減少到個位數，但民眾戲水還是要留意周邊環境，避免置身險境。