■Zhang Bowei's family couldn't bear to see him leave, so they set up a plaque in his form in their home to express their longing for him. The search and rescue efforts in the mountain disaster were ineffective, creating the first case of public compensation. Zhang Bowei, a senior

■Zhang Bowei’s family couldn’t bear to see him leave, so they set up a plaque in his form at home to express their longing for him.

Ineffective search and rescue in a mountain disaster resulted in the first case of public compensation. Zhang Bowei, a senior student at Sun Yat-sen Medical University, went hiking alone four years ago. He called his girlfriend after getting lost on the Baigu Mountain in Nantou and disappeared. After 51 days of searching by the police and fire fighters, there was no result, but the mountaineers found him within two days by a valley below the mountain road. However, Zhang Nan had already died of hypothermia and shock. The Zhang family believed that the mountain disaster rescue mechanism was incompetent and sued for public compensation. The Taipei District Court found that the Nantou County Fire Department did not visit mountain friends at the beginning to narrow the scope of search and rescue. It took more than a month after the incident to locate the base station in the mountainous area. The search and rescue was inaccurate and ineffective. It was a waste of manpower and missed opportunities, and yesterday it was ordered to compensate the Zhang family nearly 2.67 million yuan.

Died on the 7th day after getting lost in mountaineering

Zhang Bowei climbed the Baigu Mountain in Nantou alone on February 27, 2011. He called his girlfriend the next afternoon and told him that he might be lost, but he could walk out on his own. There has been no news since then. The girlfriend notified the Zhang family in the evening and reported the crime. The Zhang family also called the police the next day and asked to find the person based on their mobile phone location.

After receiving the report, the Nantou Fire Department set up a command post and coordinated the mobilization of helicopters, search and rescue dogs and a large number of manpower to join the search, but nothing was found. Until mountain friend Huang Guoshu entered the mountain, according to information provided by Zhang's girlfriend, it was analyzed that there was the sound of stream in the background when Zhang was talking on the phone. He spent two days following the trail in the valley and found Zhang's body curled up in the sleeping bag. There were still wind-blown and rain-stained remains on the rocks beside the stream. A soaked suicide note.

Forensic analysis showed that Zhang was exhausted due to lack of food and lost his way for two days. Finally, due to heavy rain and cold snaps that week, he died of hypothermia shock late at night on the seventh day after he got lost while climbing.

Parents' million-word report asking for public compensation

Zhang Bowei's parents were dissatisfied with the police's ineffective search and rescue efforts and angrily requested public compensation. The Zhang family collected many Chinese and foreign cases and produced a 2,700-page report with more than 1 million words and submitted it to the court, blaming the Taiwan mountain disaster Search and rescue is a waste of resources and human lives.

Although the judge did not include the information collected by Zhang’s mother as evidence, it was still listed as a reference for the trial. Yesterday's judgment pointed out that the Nantou Fire Department did not actively check other mountaineers that day, failed to grasp Zhang's mobile phone contacts in time, narrowed the search scope based on the location of the base station, and did not consider the habit of mountaineers who lost their way to first look for water, resulting in a waste of manpower. , unable to rescue Zhang in time, it was ruled that the Nantou Fire Department should compensate the Zhang family for the mental damage caused by losing their beloved son.

Zhang Bowei's parents and sister hugged each other after attending the court hearing yesterday, with red eyes. Zhang's father said: "We will not appeal. We will use the money to set up a foundation to work with the authorities to establish a safe mountaineering mechanism. We also hope that the government Face the issues of mountain entry control and mountain rescue to ensure the safety of mountain friends."

Controversy

"The verdict hits firefighters"

Wu Jiahong, the second captain of the Nantou County Fire Department who originally directed the rescue, was "disappointed" with the verdict. He pointed out that Zhang Bowei was "disappointed". The crime was not reported and very little information was known. Hundreds of search and rescue personnel were mobilized at that time. However, heavy rain and fog for days made the search and rescue dangerous and difficult. A grassroots fire brigade captain said that every firefighter hopes to rescue trapped people. "This kind of sentence will only undermine the confidence of firefighters."

Netizens had mixed opinions on the verdict yesterday. Some criticized: "In the future, we should not rescue people in mountain disasters. If we fail to save people, we will have to pay compensation!" However, some netizens said: "I hope mountain disaster rescue can be more efficient and not just civil servants." The state of mind.”

(Comprehensive Taiwan media)