According to the news website of the Government of Geji County in ali region of the Tibet Autonomous Region, five tourists who drove to Kailash to visit the mountains recently went to the area despite the weather department's wind and snow warning and the warning of the local public security auxiliary police and the masses to return, resulting in being trapped. Although the local relevant departments made every effort to rescue them, in the end, 2 people were unfortunately killed and 3 people were injured.
It is understood that 5 tourists from Hubei, Fujian, Yunnan and other places met through social software and set off from Lhasa by car on January 30. Subsequently, they were trapped on February 2, and after asking the local police for help, 3 people were rescued on the evening of the 3rd, and 2 people lost their vital signs during the evacuation.
"We still have a lot of questions about this matter and are now preparing to go to Tibet to deal with it." Relatives of the deceased Xu told Red Star News that they did not know that Xu had gone to Tibet, nor did they know who he was going to the mountain with, until the police called to inform them that there was an accident.
Official notification: 5 self-driving tourists Kailash turned the mountain and was trapped, resulting in 2 deaths and 3 injuries
On February 1, a small red book user named "Xiao Tang, the leader of the self-driving free trip in Tibetan areas", posted a note saying that he and the other 4 people gathered in Lhasa, "Two days of wild 1200 kilometers, just in order to catch the heavy snow (the weather forecast has heavy snow in the first three days) to turn the mountain to death, the locals advised us not to go up the mountain, Dolma Yakou snow is deeper than the knee, come all come, is it not a pity not to go?" Today, let's explore the way to the Zhige Temple. At the same time, another small red book user named "Time Thief" also posted relevant notes, saying that his first day of the mountain transfer was successfully completed and he is currently staying at the hot temple.
▲ Notes posted by netizens "Xiao Tang, leader of self-driving free travel in Tibetan areas" and "Time Thief"
According to insiders, the above 2 people are Tang Mou and Xu Mou, who are among the 5 trapped people, who like to travel outdoors, "They are all online appointments to go to the mountain, and there are 3 other people accompanying them." In addition, a netizen engaged in tourism reception services in Tibet told the Red Star News reporter that Xu had visited Tibet in October last year, when he did not have enough people to go with him, he added his friends to hope to be able to enter the relevant donkey friend group, "After entering the group, he did not talk much, and on December 10 last year, he asked everyone if they had gone to the mountain at the end of January this year, and said that they already had 3 people. The netizen said that for safety reasons, everyone had advised Xu not to turn the mountain at that time, but Xu said that he had consulted, as long as there was no heavy snow, he would not close the mountain, "Later he should have found someone else else to form a team, and he did not speak in the group." ”
▲Donkey friends group WeChat screenshot
According to the news website of the Geji County Government of Ali District, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tang and Xu were from Hubei, Fujian, Yunnan and other places, met through social software, and set off from Lhasa on January 30 to kailash for a trip to Kailash. Because the 5 people ignored the weather department's wind and snow warning and the local public security auxiliary police and the public's advice to return, they still went to the area and were eventually trapped.
At 20:48 on February 2, Xu and others got lost after the pass of the Lower Zhuomala Mountain, so they asked the Public Security Bureau of Pulan County in Ali District for help. At that time, the wind and snow in Pulan County were not stopping, and the orange warning of blizzard was approaching. After the rescue efforts of the relevant local departments, at about 17:00 on the evening of February 3, the rescue auxiliary police arrived at the trapped people and evacuated Liu, Huang and Tang to a safe area. At about 3:00 a.m. on the 4th, 3 people were sent to the county people's hospital, and after preliminary examination, 3 people had normal physical indicators except for frostbite on their hands and feet. Unfortunately, the trapped people Ye Mou and Xu Mou were trapped in a place with high altitude and dangerous terrain, and their bodies were in extreme cold and extremely hypoxic conditions for a long time, and there was no energy supply, and they lost their vital signs in the process of retreating.
▲ Pulan County Public Security Bureau civilian auxiliary police on the snow and ice on the mountain road, searching for trapped people According to the Pulan County Public Security Bureau
According to public information, the dormala mountain pass is located on the north side of Kailash, the summit is about 5700 meters above sea level, the terrain is extremely steep, snow all year round, sometimes strong winds. According to official sources, the five trapped people were rescued at an altitude of 5630 meters, which is the most dangerous section of the road, with snow depths of 40 cm to 50 cm, and some places as deep as 70 to 80 cm. According to relevant news, on February 3, Pulan County intermittent snowfall continued, the temperature dropped to minus 24 °C, the thickness of the snow has reached more than 50 cm, some sections of snow even reached 80 cm, windy weather, visibility of less than 5 meters, the deepest snow section of the traffic conditions are extremely poor.
The family has doubts about the accident: is there a leader to lead the way?
It is understood that the turning of the mountain refers to the ritual of repeatedly walking around the spiritual mountain, which is a way to worship the sacred mountain. The above-mentioned netizens engaged in tourism reception services told Red Star News that in the local area, they will not recommend tourists to turn the mountain, "especially in winter, even if other seasons suitable for turning the mountain, it is also able to persuade and persuade." Because for tourists, they have no experience, and turning the mountain is a test of physical fitness. In winter, even if there is no heavy snow to close the mountain, just hiking around the circle, in such a high altitude place is a safety hazard. ”
The netizen also said that if tourists insist on going, they will suggest that tourists accompany them in a group and bring local professional mountain guides, "because the guides are familiar with the road, have good physical strength, strong physical fitness, and have experience in dealing with some unexpected situations." For whether the 5 people in this accident have asked for a special leader, the netizen said that it is not clear.
▲ On February 3, the police of the Pulan County Public Security Bureau were transporting trapped people
"A lot of information exposed on the Internet shows that they are looking for a team leader, and we need to know more about this from the police." The relatives of the deceased Xu told the Red Star News reporter that Xu was 31 years old, a construction project engineer, liked to travel by car in his spare time, and took a special leave of absence to travel to Tibet during the Spring Festival this year, "He was afraid that we were worried and did not say to go to Tibet, and we always thought that he was in the unit for the New Year." "It wasn't until I received a call from the police on February 4 that I learned that Xu was killed.
The relative said that they originally thought that the accident was Xu's own sake and did not plan to investigate deeply, but after seeing the relevant revelations of netizens, they believed that there were still many doubts about the accident, "We want to retrieve their mobile phone chat records to see if there is a payment related to the payment." We also want to know whether Tang Mou, whose online name is 'Xiao Tang, the leader of the self-driving free travel in Tibetan areas', is their leader, and who took them to the road, and why Xu and Ye will be in extreme cold and extremely hypoxic conditions for a long time and eventually die. ”
The Red Star News reporter noted that in the notes posted by a small red book netizen who knew Xu, he said that Xu had told him that his teammates on this trip had high-altitude hiking experience, and the leader had led the team to the mountain many times in winter. In addition, the netizen also said that in the picture of the mountain that Tang had shared, it was mentioned that "after passing through the pass, two people stepped into the glacier and wet their pants and shoes." You take off your pants and shoes, get into your sleeping bags, and sit in the open air, waiting for rescue. ”
▲Notes posted by netizens
On February 7, a Red Star News reporter tried to retrieve Tang's account in Xiaohongshu through the words "Xiao Tang, the leader of the self-driving free travel team in Tibetan areas", but to no avail. After contacting Tang according to the relevant public information, but the other party said that he was not the leader of the team, and currently only cooperated with the police, "Now the Internet has hacked me very badly, saying that I received money as a leader, I don't want to do anything for these anymore." And the local media has already recorded it, and the official has also published it. ”
Relevant personnel of the Public Security Bureau of Pulan County, Ali District, Tibet Autonomous Region, also responded to reporters that they could not disclose the specific situation for the time being and needed to ask their superiors for instructions.
In this regard, Xu's relatives said that at present, they have applied to the local police for a suspension of the disposal of the remains and will rush to Pulan County as soon as possible to understand the situation, "If Tang is really the leader, we hope that he can assume the corresponding responsibility and apologize." Xu's relatives also said that because they did not know several people who were traveling with Xu, they were temporarily unable to contact the family of another deceased, "I believe that they are as sad as we are, and they also want to know what the truth of the matter is." ”
Source: Red Star News