Man trapped in the garage for 4 days and 3 nights, relying on drinking sewage to survive...

Source: Morning News

After 72 hours of soaking in the underground garage, he survived drinking sewage and guiding the way with a lighter. Swim for a while when you have the strength, find a slit for a while, lie in the ventilation duct for a while, and then continue to swim towards the bright place...

On the afternoon of July 23, a video news with the content of "Alive: Trapped in the underground garage for four days, he was rescued by the Shandong rescue team" appeared on the hot search. In the video, a 40-year-old man was rescued by the Shandong rescue team from the underground garage of a community, and the skin on his body was ulcerated in a large area, and his clothes were also soaked. On the morning of July 24, the reporter of the top news and Dahe Newspaper contacted the party Mr. Li and his family, and came to the community where the incident occurred to find out. At 4:20 p.m. on the 20th, I went to the underground garage to move the car, and I have not heard from him since.

"My lover disappeared around 5 p.m. on the 20th." Mr. Li's wife, Ms. Zhu, told reporters. At about 4:20 p.m. on the 20th, when the rainstorm in Zhengzhou was the most ferocious, they received a property notice that the underground garage was flooded, and the owner needed to go to the garage as soon as possible to move the car. After seeing the notice, Mr. Li immediately went to the underground garage. According to Ms. Zhu's recollection, at that time, the elevator in the community had stopped operating, and the water on the road was almost waist-high. By the time Mr. Lee arrived at the garage, the water in the garage had nearly flooded the wheels. "I quickly drove the car to the exit, but before long, the water came in from all directions and began to flood my body, and I thought the situation was not good, so I quickly climbed out of the window." Mr. Li told reporters that because the water was too strong, he climbed out of the car window and was washed away by the water to the underground garage.

After being washed into the underground garage, the water immediately flooded Mr. Li's chest, and the mobile phone was also broken, unable to contact the outside world. "At that time, I thought, I have to find a high place, don't be swept away by the water, and first make sure that I can catch my breath." Relying on his swimming skills, Mr. Li found a high ground, grabbed the pipe in the underground garage, and kept his body steady from letting himself rush away.

Leaning on lighters and drinking sewage

He spent 72 hours in horror

Heavy rainfall continued until the evening of the 21st. These two days and two nights can be described as Mr. Li's saddest time. According to him, the water has been gushing from his chest to his neck, and Mr. Li's mood has also sunk little by little as the water level rises. "I thought, I must hold on, I can't die." Relying on these beliefs, Mr. Li constantly looked for gaps in the underground garage where he could breathe, swimming for 20 minutes, resting for a few minutes, and swimming again, really tired, so he lay down on the ventilation duct and rested. In the meantime, Mr. Li also kept tapping the pipe next to him with the small stick he picked up, hoping that someone would hear his cry for help.

"The most terrifying thing is not only the feeling of the water being submerged, but also the oppression of the endless darkness." Mr. Li told reporters that the underground garage of the community has only one floor and the area is very large, and he has not known where he is. At this time, the lighter on Mr. Li played an important role. Mr. Li lit a fire in one hand and paddled the water with the other, so he kept swimming in the underground garage, looking for hope for survival. Later, the lighter ran out of oil, so he relied on the sparks from the lighter's flint and swam towards the place where the light came through. If he was thirsty, he would drink a few sips of sewage.

When he was rescued, his whole body was festering

Currently under observation in intensive care

Hope will come on the afternoon of July 23. On the afternoon of the 23rd, residents who also lived in Building 6 of the community passed near the underground garage and heard Mr. Li's call for help. "Call for help! There are people in the underground garage!" After hearing the news, the Shandong rescue team that had been contacted by Mr. Li's family immediately went to the rescue team and launched a rescue operation.

"When he was rescued, he had multiple bruises on his body, a large area of ulceration on his legs, his clothes were soaked, and he couldn't stand." Rescuers of the Shandong rescue team told reporters that after they arrived, they first sent two rescuers to go in and followed the sound to find Mr. Li. When he was rescued, Mr. Li was not in good health, but he was obviously relieved.

"We couldn't believe it when we heard someone had been rescued from the underground garage. The water is so deep, why could there be someone below?" Residents of the community told reporters that after soaking underwater for a few days and nights, they could still be rescued, and they all felt very incredible.

Mr. Li's brother told reporters that due to the long time of soaking underwater and drinking sewage, At present, Mr. Li has been admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital. "His kinase index is relatively high, which may cause kidney failure at any time and needs to be observed in the intensive care unit." His family said that they are very grateful to all sectors of society for their concern for Mr. Li, and although Mr. Li is still observing, he has basically passed the dangerous period. We also hope that Mr. Li will recover as soon as possible and be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible.

The underground garage of the community where the incident occurred is still in the process of pumping water rescue

From time to time, vehicles are transported out

On the morning of the 24th, the reporter saw in the incident community that there were also water pumps operating at the north gate of the south gate of the community, and there were cars constantly being transported out of the underground garage. The Volunteer Team of Flood Prevention and Disaster Relief of the Zhengzhou Tobacco Bureau, which participated in the rescue work in the community, told reporters that according to this operation speed, it is expected that the water in the garage will be drained on the afternoon of July 25.

"If the property hadn't called my brother to move the car when it was raining the most, or organized a rescue as soon as my brother disappeared, wouldn't my brother be in a better condition now?" Mr. Li's family told reporters that after Mr. Li disappeared, they contacted the property for the first time to reflect the situation, but the property did not immediately send rescue, nor did it reflect the information that needed to be rescued. Later, Mr. Li's family has been calling various rescue teams for rescue, and with the support of an enthusiastic person with the tail number 3528, he contacted the Shandong rescue team. The reporter saw in the lobby of the community that the original round platform of property services has become a mess and empty.

May he recover soon!