Did two tourists slip and fall off a cliff while taking pictures while taking photos on a rope bridge in Nujiang, Yunnan, and were they rescued?

Two tourists taking pictures on the Nujiang River in Yunnan slipped and fell off a cliff. The police provided emergency rescue and the injured were sent to the hospital for treatment.

At around 6 pm on July 10, two tourists accidentally fell off a cliff while taking photos and playing in Bingzhongluo Town, Gongshan County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province. After more than two hours of full rescue efforts by public security and border guards, police stations, health centers, and nearby people, both injured people were sent to the hospital for treatment.

At 6:07 pm that day, the Bingzhongluo Border Police Station of the Public Security Border Detachment of Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province received a call from the masses saying that two tourists fell off the cliff at the Taohua Island Iron Cable Bridge and requested rescue. After receiving the alarm, the Party Committee and Government of Bingzhongluo Town immediately dispatched a working group to the scene of the incident and reported to the County Party Committee and Government immediately. The police immediately launched an emergency plan and organized 8 police officers to carry rescue equipment to the scene of the incident to carry out rescue operations. Contact Bingzhongluo Town Health Center and Gongshan County People's Hospital for treatment.

The location of the incident

The location of the incident

After the police arrived at the scene, they found that the location where the two tourists fell was close to the river. The river was fast and the terrain was steep. There is no path and can only be reached by rope, making rescue extremely difficult. The leaders of the institute divided the police according to the on-site situation and mobilized the local people to participate in the rescue. The police and medical staff were lowered to the bottom of the cliff through safety ropes. After questioning, it was found that the two tourists had injuries to their waists and heads to varying degrees and were bleeding profusely. After the police and medical staff simply bandaged the tourists, they made their own sling stretchers and pulled the two people to safety one by one.

The injured was rescued

It is understood that two tourists and a group of 20 people arrived in Bingzhongluo on the afternoon of the 10th. While taking pictures and playing, they accidentally slipped and fell off the cliff. After more than two After hours of rescue, both injured people were sent to the hospital for treatment.

Source: Xinhuanet