Today's Yongzhou News (correspondent Xie Wenbin, Chen Pingcheng, Tian Yuanhao, Yang Zhixia) At 16:26 on April 22, a water depth surveyor in Jiangyong County suddenly encountered heavy rainfall while operating on the Yongming River next to National Highway 538 in the county, and was trapped on an isolated island and was in urgent need of rescue. After receiving the alarm, Jiangyong fire and rescue personnel quickly rushed to the scene.
Upon arrival, rescuers found that the surveyors were trapped on the other side of the river about 40 meters from the shore, while the rain was still falling, the water was turbulent and turbulent, the surrounding environment was steep, and the road was slippery. It is understood that the trapped people were using the Beidou satellite unmanned sounding ship to measure the water depth of the river and the height of the embankment, due to the sudden rainstorm, the water level suddenly rose, and the signal of the sounding ship capsizing was lost, and the surveyors were trapped in the process of launching the water to find it.
After reconnaissance, the firefighters found a bridge not far from the river that had not yet been built, through which it was possible to reach the island of the trapped people without risking wading across the river. Firefighters quickly set up fire ladders and used ropes to pull them to open up a life-saving route. At 16:56, the trapped people were successfully rescued and moved to safety.