Shanxi Hengshan Scenic Area Management Center issued a notice last night:
At about 15:05 on May 2, 2024, a rockfall occurred at the Hufeng Mouth in Hengshan Scenic Area, injuring 6 tourists, of which 1 tourist died due to his injuries and was ineffective after rescue, and the remaining 5 injured were not in danger of life and are being observed and treated in the hospital.
After the incident, Hunyuan County immediately activated the emergency plan, made every effort to treat the injured, evacuated the tourists at the scene, and no tourists were stranded at present. Geologists have also gone to the site to investigate and eliminate risks.
We express our condolences to the deceased and apologize for any inconvenience caused to the deceased and injured guests.
According to public information, Hengshan is the north of the five Chinese mountains, and is now a national natural and cultural heritage and a national AAAA-level tourist area.
On the evening of the 2nd, a tourist told the Jimu News reporter that she was going down the mountain before the rock rolled, and the flow of people up and down the mountain was large, she found a place where there was no one, took off her shoes to rest, and after sitting for 10 minutes, she heard a loud noise, thinking that it was thunder in the mountains, "I looked back and saw a big stone rolling down with a small stone, I put on my shoes and ran." The tourist said he was fortunate not to be injured, "It was scary at the time." ”
Rescue forces rushed to the scenic spot (screenshot of social platform)
A tourist told Red Star News that when he went down the mountain at about 16 o'clock on the 2nd, he heard that the injured tourists had not yet reached the top of the mountain, and were injured by falling stones, and there were many injured people. The tourist also said that when he was descending the mountain, he saw two ambulances coming up the mountain and several injured people being carried down.
Rescue scene (screenshot of media report)
The staff of the Management Committee of Hengshan Scenic Area told reporters that the rockfall occurred in the area of the mountain trail, and after receiving the news that the tourists were injured by the falling rocks on the afternoon of the 2nd, the relevant local departments quickly rushed to the scenic spot to carry out rescue work, and the injured were sent to the hospital for treatment by 120, and the specific injuries of tourists are not clear. After the rockfall was cleaned up, the scenic spot began to organize tourists to go down the mountain in an orderly manner, and the scenic spot is currently closed. As for whether the 3rd can be visited normally, it is recommended that tourists pay attention to the follow-up official notice of the scenic spot, "It will be notified before 7 o'clock on the 3rd, if you can't visit, tourists who have purchased tickets can apply for a refund." ”
Source: Jimu News