Police emergency rescue, 4 more tourists trapped in uninhabited areas on Mangya in Qinghai | Tourists | Mangya in Qinghai

According to the police in Mangya, Qinghai, on the afternoon of August 12th, the police received a report that four tourists had been trapped for more than 45 hours in the direction of Lenghu on the old 315 National Highway in the jurisdiction of Mangya City. The police immediately launched emergency rescue, and the four trapped tourists were successfully rescued at around 2am on the 13th.

▲ 4 stranded tourists found by rescue personnel

This is the second incident in a week where tourists are trapped in an uninhabited area within the jurisdiction of Mangya. On August 6th, after 19 hours, Mangya Public Security rescued 8 trapped tourists from the uninhabited area.

On August 13th, the Cultural, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau and the Public Security Bureau of Mangya City issued a notice on the prohibition of outdoor adventure tourism in the Mangya area, reminding tourists to further enhance their self-protection awareness and not to leave national and provincial roads, rural roads, and tourist roads without authorization, and to go deep into dangerous areas to carry out adventure tourism. The announcement also stated that without approval or reporting from relevant departments, it is strictly prohibited to illegally cross nature reserves, military management areas, ecological red lines, and water source areas for exploration. Otherwise, serious investigations and punishments will be carried out in accordance with the law.

Police rescue:

4 tourists trapped in uninhabited areas for over 45 hours

Including 2 elderly people

According to the Mangya Public Security Bureau, at 15:35 on August 12th, the Mangya police received a report stating that four Henan tourists had been trapped for more than 45 hours in the direction of Lenghu on the Old 315 National Highway in the jurisdiction of Mangya City. The phone could not be dialed, and there were two elderly people among them, making the situation extremely urgent.

It is understood that Lenghu is located on the northwest edge of the Qaidam Basin, and a large area is a sparsely populated and uninhabited area. After receiving the alarm, the Mangya City Public Security Bureau immediately assigned police officers from the Lenghu Town Police Station to carry search and rescue tools, drones and other equipment, and rushed to the affected area to carry out rescue work. At the same time, the leaders of the Public Security Bureau led a reinforcement team, together with rescue teams such as the Mangya City Fire Rescue Brigade, the Dachaidan Public Security Bureau, and the Blue Sky Rescue Team, to provide support.

▲ The police launched overnight rescue operations

After nearly 10 hours of uninterrupted search, rescue forces found four pickup trucks carrying tourists on the abandoned Chalong Road, but there was no trace of anyone in the surrounding area. Rescue personnel can only determine the direction of the trapped person's movement based on on-site footprints, and due to terrain and topography, rescue vehicles are unable to move forward. So the rescue team overcame various difficulties such as rough roads and blurred vision at night, and walked to search.

After unremitting efforts, at around 2:30 am on the 13th, four trapped individuals were finally found in an area about 28 kilometers away from the trapped vehicle. After examination by medical staff, the four tourists were found to be in good physical condition.

The Red Star News reporter noticed that this is the second time in a week that tourists have been trapped in unmanned areas in the Mangya area. On August 6th, 8 tourists, including the elderly and children, were also trapped in the direction of Lenghu on National Highway 315. The police took 18 hours and deployed 4 batches of more than 50 police forces, ultimately successfully rescuing the 8 trapped tourists.

Official announcement:

Difficulty in predicting risks and conducting rescue operations

Unauthorized entry into hazardous areas is prohibited

On August 13th, the Cultural, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau and the Public Security Bureau of Mangya City issued a notice on the prohibition of outdoor adventure tourism in the Mangya area. It was pointed out that it is currently the peak season of summer and autumn tourism and flood season, and there have been multiple incidents of tourists driving deep into the "no man's land" of the Yadan Desert in the jurisdiction of Mangya City, causing serious harm to the lives and property safety of tourists. In order to effectively ensure the safety of tourists and prevent unauthorized entry into dangerous areas for exploration and illegal crossing, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, the following matters are announced:

1、 Mangya City is a vast and sparsely populated city with distant towns. Within its jurisdiction, there are large areas of Yadan wind eroded forests, Danxia soil forests, desert salt flats, and alpine grasslands. These areas have weak or no signals, sparse population, large temperature differences between day and night, and many extreme climates. There are also many "dangerous areas" and "unmanned areas" in the wild. Walking or driving into the area will face unpredictable risks, making it difficult to carry out rescue operations. Tourists should further enhance their self-protection awareness, pay attention to safety and cherish life, overcome blind confidence and careless thinking, and not leave national and provincial roads, rural roads, and tourist roads without authorization, and go deep into dangerous areas to carry out adventure tourism.

2、 Without approval or reporting from relevant departments, it is strictly prohibited to illegally cross nature reserves, military management areas, ecological red lines, or water sources for exploration. Otherwise, serious investigations and punishments will be carried out in accordance with the law.

3、 All types of vehicles are not allowed to park or camp in flood prone areas such as rivers, bridges, and lake coasts. They are not allowed to play, play in water, or race in dangerous water areas, sandy areas, salt marshes, etc. that are prone to accidents.

4、 Tourism companies, travel agencies, civil organizations, and clubs are not allowed to organize tourism teams to venture into hazardous areas in the wilderness under the pretext of exploration, crossing, or scientific research without approval; It is not allowed to illegally organize black cars, black guides, and black tours to charge fees and enter dangerous and protected areas. Any behavior that damages the ecological environment and causes harm to life and property shall be dealt with seriously in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. If the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility shall be pursued by the public security organs in accordance with the law.

The notice reminds tourists to analyze the route, pay attention to weather news, increase material reserves and vehicle maintenance when traveling, and effectively ensure travel safety. At the same time, we call on the whole society to take active action, increase publicity, education, and guidance, actively provide clues, and promptly dissuade and stop illegal activities such as exploration tourism and illegal crossing in unmanned areas.

Red Star News reporter Yang Ling