On June 2, 2024, in the Shiren Gorge Scenic Area in Taizhou, Zhejiang, two tourists accidentally fell into the water while crossing a stream and were washed away by the rushing stream. Their whereabouts are unknown.
[New Tang Dynasty News, Beijing time, June 3, 2024] On June 2, two tourists accidentally fell into the water while crossing a stream in the Shiren Gorge Scenic Area in Taizhou, Zhejiang , and were washed away by the rushing stream. The thrilling video of the incident was exposed online and attracted attention.
A video posted online showed a group of tourists playing in the Shiren Gorge Scenic Area. Among them, a man and a woman were crossing a stream holding a rope. At the other end of the stream was a wooden ladder. A man was sitting on the wooden ladder, holding a rope in his hand. At one end of the rope, there is a man standing on a rock in the stream, assisting two tourists.
Suddenly, the female tourist became unstable and fell backwards. She fell into the stream and was rushed to the edge of the rock. The male tourist was also dragged into the water.
The female tourist was unable to stand up from the water, and the man was trapped in the water in order to save her. Tourists on the shore who witnessed this dangerous scene screamed.
In the video, a man said, "Have you ever seen such a thrilling scene?"
Later, the female tourist was washed down by the stream and submerged into the waterfall. The male tourist did not give up and still held her tightly. The man standing on the rock also tried to get closer and rescue the two.
The waists of the two tourists were tied to ropes and they had been washed under the waterfall. People on both sides of the stream pulled the ropes and tried to pull them up, but the current was too strong and the two tourists seemed to have drowned and lost consciousness.