Five people drown in four separate incidents on first day of hot, four-day-long holiday

search and rescue personnel search for missing person suspected drowned

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment dragon-boat-festival, drowning, swimming

Five people are reported to have died by drowning in four separate incidents around Taiwan on the first day of the four-day Dragon Boat Festival long weekend. Drowning incidents occurred in Pingtung County, Miaoli County, Hsinchu County, and New Taipei City, yesterday, June 25. Two high school students drown in Hsinchu County At around 2:00 pm yesterday, four 17-year-old male high school students decided to go for a swim in the Youluo River under Neiwan Bridge in Hengshan Township, Hsinchu

river where two children of the same family drowned one year apart

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March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drowning, negligent death, Wulai District

A resident of New Taipei City’s mountainous Wulai District has been charged for negligent manslaughter after an investigation into the drowning death of his son, just one year after his daughter drowned in the same stream. See previous article: Boy’s body found in same stream his sister drowned last summer Mr Jian, a 40-year-old bus driver, and single father, went fishing in the fast-flowing Nanshi River in August 2019, accompanied by his six-year-old son. Jian told his son to stay

firefighters search for missing boy in Wulai District

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September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drowning, Wulai District

The body of a 6-year-old boy was found wedged under a rock in Wulai District’s Nanshi River this morning, 10 days after he went missing August 26. The incident occurred at the same spot his 6-year-old sister drowned last year. On July 29, 2018, a 6-year-old girl from the Jian family sneaked away from her grandmother’s home with her 7-year-old cousin. The two girls went to the riverbank 30 meters from the house to play in the water of the

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June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, drowning, exchange students, Nanhua University

Two Indian exchange students were declared dead at the hospital after they took a late night swim and drowned in a pond nearby their university dormitory early this morning in Chiayi County. According to United Daily News, Chiayi County Fire Bureau received a report at 2:44pm, from a location in Dalin Township, and rushed to the rescue. However, when paramedics arrived the two men had been pulled out of the pond by their companions, but had lost breathing and heartbeat.

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September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drowning, Ilan County, rogue waves

The number of fatalities caused by large waves generated by typhoon Jebi rose today after two bodies were found off the coast of Ilan County and another woman drowned this morning. Seven people were washed into the ocean in three separate incidents in Ilan County yesterday afternoon when a series of large waves suddenly surged over the beach at Nanao and Neiwan. In one of the incidents, an eight year-old girl cried for help after being dragged out by a

swimming hole where parents died leaving 4 kids orphaned

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July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drowning, New Taipei City

A couple who took their four children to a popular swimming hole in Shuangxi District, New Taipei City, drowned after jumping into the water in an attempt to rescue two of the children who had gotten into difficulty after entering deep water, yesterday, June 2. The nine year-old daughter of the couple named Lin lost her footing and panicked after entering a deep part of the swimming hole. The eldest child, a thirteen year-old boy, dived in and swam to

Paramedic points to waterhole where 3 people drowned in Chiayi County, Taiwan

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November 12, 2016November 13, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, drowning

Chiayi County: Three people drowned at a popular scenic spot in Chiayi County’s Meishan Township, after a 14 year-old girl fell into deep water. The girl’s 16 year-old sister dived in to save her, and was followed by the girls’ mother and father. The parents and older sister drowned, while the younger girl was the only one to survive. When paramedics arrived at the scene, the 3 victims showed no vital signs. The Wu (吳) family had traveled from their

drowning

Five people drown in four separate incidents on first day of hot, four-day-long holiday

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Boy’s body found in same stream his sister drowned last summer

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