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It hurts! Boy falls into water in Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Spot, causing 2 deaths and 1 injury

At 15:20 on August 25, 2019, Anshun Huangguoshu fire brigade received a report that one child accidentally fell into the water at the section from Feibao bridge to the exit of tianxingqiao scenic spot, and three family members were washed away during the rescue. After receiving the report, Huangguoshu fire brigade immediately sent rescue personnel to cooperate with Huangguoshu Tourism Area Management Committee and Guizhou Huangguoshu tourism company to carry out rescue. So, what happened in the end?

On the afternoon of August 25, a 10-year-old boy who went to Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Spot in Guizhou Province from Beijing fell into the water in the river channel of the scenic spot. Three relatives of his peers dived to rescue one after another, causing two deaths and one injury. Zhao Wei, the boy's father, told reporters in Nandu that when the incident happened, his son Xiao Tian wanted to wash his hands by the river. He walked along the path beside the pedestrian route of the scenic spot to the river. The stones by the river were wet and slippery. Before Xiao Tian squatted down, he slipped and was washed away by the water. He and his wife, brother-in-law dived to rescue one after another. The current in the basin was fast and the water was deeper than the waist. Zhao Wei was rushed out about 300 meters, grabbed the branch to get out of danger and landed. His wife and son have disappeared. Both the son and his wife could swim, but they didn't play a big role in the current at that time. My brother-in-law was also washed away and later rescued ashore. He was seriously injured and was rescued in ICU.

On August 26, an employee of Guizhou Huangguoshu Tourism Group Co., Ltd. told a reporter from Nandu that the place where Xiaotian fell into the water was more than 10 meters away from the tourists' corridor. The second half of Xingqiao scenic spot was closed the day after the accident, and more than 100 people were searched and rescued, including public security, armed police, emergency, fire departments, scenic security, boatman, local villagers and Guizhou Qianlong salvage team. Because the area is a karst landform with complex terrain, it is difficult to search and rescue.

At about 12:00 on August 26, Zhao Wei told reporters in Nandu that his wife and son had been confirmed dead and his body had been found. Zhao Wei, a reporter from Nandu, said that there was no safety warning sign on the path leading to the river at the time of the incident. Two hours after the incident, the scenic spot placed a sign of 'no wading across the river'.