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Taiwanese national after 49 days

A Taiwanese national, who went missing, along with his companion, on 9th March 2017 (26th Falgun) while on the way to Langtang in Rasuwa, was found alive on 26th April, but his friend was found dead. Simrik Air Long Line team led by Capt. Siddartha J. Gurung and rescue specialist Chhiring Dhenduk Bhote conducted a successful long line rescue to airlift them to Kathmandu. Liang Shang Yuen (21) and his companion Liu Chen Chun (19), who were heading towards Langtang through Dhading’s Tipling and Pangsang Pass about two months ago are suspected to have fallen off the cliff. They were not accompanied by any guide. A team led by Dawa Tamang deployed for searching the missing tourists on behalf of the Ganesh Himal Tourism Development Committee, had traced them. The rescue team found Liang trapped on a precipice after his friend’s body was found. Earlier, kin of the missing trekkers had requested the government of Nepal to search for them. According to police, documents show they had permiss...

Missing Taiwanese rescued after 47 days

The body of Taiwanese national Liu Chen Chun being lifted to a chopper inTipling, 47 days after he went missing on March 9. Photo courtesy: Uttam Chaudhari/Simrik Air A Taiwanese national, who went missing, along with his companion, more than 45 days ago while on the way to Langtang in Rasuwa, was found alive today, but his friend was found dead.Dhading, April 26 The two, who were not accompanied by any guide, were heading towards Langang through Dhading’s Tipling and Pangsang Pass about two months ago. This image shows Liang Shang Yuen (21), a Taiwanese national and his companion Liu Chen Chun (19) prior to their journey to the Langtang. According to Ganesh Himal Tourism Development Committee Chair Tej Bahadur Gurung, they found Liang Shang Yuen, 21, in an unconscious state on the banks of Narchet River in Tipling en route to Paldor Peak. His companion Liu Chen Chun, 19, was, however, found dead. Liang Shang Yuen, who survived for 47 days after he went ...