On October 9, Han Yong, a well-known Chinese cave diving explorer, disappeared from the Jiudun Skylight Scenic Area in Daxing Town, Du'an County, Hechi City, Guangxi, which aroused widespread concern among netizens.
On the same day, "Blue Flag Diving", with Han Jiu as the head coach, issued an announcement that Han Yong (old cat) disappeared during the daily training of Du'an Jiudun skylight at about 8 pm on October 7, 2023. At about 5 p.m., Han Chen's brother told Red Star News that he had arrived in Nanning, and there were rescue forces at the scene to rescue, "Today, the cave divers in Shanghai and Guangzhou have also come, and the search has just ended in the afternoon, and there are still no new discoveries." ”
Han Ji Photo: China Exploration Association
A diving instructor from the same club as Han told Red Star News that because the dive position may be about 120 meters, it is understood that no one else in the country can go down, "so we are looking for underwater robots to search and see where the bottom is." ”
Another diving instructor from the same club as Han Yong said that he only learned of the accident on the 8th, and Han Yong originally planned to hit the world record on the 12th, and this launch may be for preliminary training and preparation. According to its understanding, there are professionals at the scene who are launching into the water for search and rescue.
According to previous reports, on October 9, a reporter from Red Star News learned from the staff of the Du'an County Emergency Management Bureau that the missing person was indeed Han Chen. A Duan County Emergency Bureau worker at the scene of the search and rescue said that the search and rescue process is still in progress, and there are no results, "The people of their team are searching and rescue." ”
A local diving practitioner in Guangxi who knew Han Zyang told Red Star News that Han Yong dived in Du'an County all year round, "[his] plan is to prepare for breaking the world record, and no one knows [the waters of the incident] better than him." ”
According to public information, Han Yong is the first recreational scuba, freediving and technical diving three-way instructor in China, participated in the creation of China's scientific research diving system, and was responsible for the exploration and salvage of the bones of the Red Army Long March martyrs in Guangxi Jiuhaijing, and responsible for the search and salvage of the remains of the 143-meter victims in the No. 2 cave of the peach blossom jellyfish in Du'an, Guangxi.
The scene of the incident
On April 27 this year, Han set an Asian cave diving depth record of 277.4 meters in 12.5 hours at the Jiudun skylight, just 9 meters away from the world record of 286 meters. Previously, Han was the creator and holder of the 234-meter depth record for Asian cave diving.
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