Lost Russians in 'miracle' rescue.
The two Russian men who were lost in the mountainous area of western China are still alive. The Russians have been sleeping in a cave. It went wrong when the Russians disappeared during a canoe trip. The two Russians were among six other Russians how were found drowned earlier. It is a miracle that one of them survived, after they were sleeping for 20 days in a cave and covered with tree branches. The other one was found about 10 hours away by the Russian search team. The Russians were exhausted and had lost much weight.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7007722.stm BBC
My opinion
I think that the Russians are very lucky to be alive; it is amazing that they survived for 20 days without any help or food. I think that people have to be of the danger, when they make such Cano trips abroad. Countries like China are well-known by their bad rescue teams. If people are planning to make a trip in countries like China, they should be aware of the danger. Internet and travel agency could help people to inform them of the danger abroad. Luckily there are countries, for instance The Netherlands, were the rescue team is well organized.
1 opmerking:
Every year some of these trips and advantures go wrong. People freeze to death, dissapear and are never to be found. Do we learn nothing from the past? Are we too brave, confident or foolish? Why is it that we always overestimate ourselves? And that we always underestimate the power of Mother Nature? I hope that one day, we will learn.
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