Worker Clearing Giant Hornets Falls to his Death

man who fell to his death at the bottom of a gorge

October 25, 2017October 6, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Asian giant hornet, taroko gorge, Taroko National Park, workplace-safety

A man fell 40 meters to his death while attempting to remove a hive of Asian giant hornets in Taroko National Park today. The sixty year-old man named Yeh was working in a four-person team outsourced to deal with the hornets, which are also called tiger head hornets. National Parks authorities had deemed the hornets a threat to visitors in the park. The hive was described as being the size of two basketballs and located on a tree next to

tourists on bridge at taroko gorge hualian county

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December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hualian County, taroko gorge, tourists

A trio of Canadian tourists shocked the public, Christmas Eve, 2016, by climbing to the top of a bridge over Taroko Gorge in Hualian County. The visitors drank beer while taking in the view. TVBS gathered footage from various members of the public who witnessed the incident. One of the bridge-walkers was interviewed at the scene. When asked if he was a professional climber, he responded: “No. I’m a skateboarder.” Another member of the group was filmed making a rapid,