Twenty people set off immediately to rescue the race cross-country track. “
At 14:00, when rescuers arrived at the uphill spot on the mountain, they found that the weather was not optimistic, so the competition organizing committee contacted the Huangshilin Scenic Area Management Committee. The scenic area management committee dispatched an emergency team to rescue the area, and after discussing and judging with the competition party, it requested an immediate suspension of the game and requested rescue and reinforcement.
In the afternoon, the incident was reported from the county level to the provincial level. Gansu Province responded by organizing emergency rescue forces to carry UAVs, thermal imaging UAVs, radar detectors and other facilities and equipment to carry out rescue operations. As of 9:30 this morning, the last missing person in this event was found, but he had no vital signs. In the end, 21 of the 172 participants in the 100-kilometer cross-country race in the Yellow River Stone Forest were unfortunately killed.
The accident happened at noon on the 22nd, and search and rescue began after that, but why did news come out of the media after 3 am on the 23rd? Xinhua News Agency Lanzhou issued an article at 3 am. As of 3 am today, 16 people have been found dead and 5 people are missing in rescue. The previous on-site situation and search and rescue situation only had sporadic news among the runners.
3. Is there a professional threshold for this event?
If it hadn’t been for this major accident, most people would have never heard of the Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon 100km Cross Country Race.
In fact, this event has been held for the fourth time this year. The events include 5km healthy running, 21km cross-country race and 100km cross-country race. Over 10,000 people participated. Among them, there are 400 people registered for the 100-kilometer cross-country race, and the registration fee is 1,000 yuan. A major feature of this event is that there are subsidies after the top 10. Participants only need to finish the game within the closing time to get 1,600 yuan, and the subsidy will be distributed on the spot. In other words, excluding the registration fee, you can earn 600 yuan after the competition.
According to a contestant’s personal experience on the WeChat public account “Living in the South”, “In the previous sessions, the organization of the event was average, but a subsidy of 1,600 yuan was issued upon the completion of the game, so that the players still flocked to it. After all, except If you lose 1,000 yuan in the registration fee, you can make a net profit of 600 yuan after the race. The participation fees of competitors in general areas are basically covered.” In addition, the Yellow River Stone Forest 100km Cross-Country Race is held in the Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. It can be roughly understood as an event organized by the scenic spot to promote itself. The scenic spot is a national 4A-level scenic spot.
Although some people call this event the simplest 100-kilometer cross-country race in China, it is affected by the altitude of the track and the closing time.Novices cannot participate. On the registration page of the event, you can also see the threshold of the competition. The competition requires players to have completed at least two full marathons or one cross-country race of 50 kilometers and above in the past year.
4. How professional is the executive?
The event executive company has only been established for more than 4 years. According to the official website of the event, the executive units of the event are the Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area Management Committee and Gansu Shengjing Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd. The latter is also the event promotion unit. Gansu Shengjing Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd. was established in September 2016, mainly engaged in advertising design, corporate marketing planning, corporate image planning, exhibition services, sports event planning, etc. The company has operated Jingyuan online and offline marathon and Jingyuan International Marathon.
The Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon 100-kilometer Cross-Country Race was founded in 2018. The first event of 2018 won the “Bronze Medal Race” of the Chinese Athletics Association and the “Natural Ecology” special event. In 2018, there were a total of 225 signage events selected by the Chinese Athletics Association, including 68 gold medal events, 61 silver medal events and 96 bronze medal events. The first two races started on May 20th and June 8th. The third race started on September 29th. The fourth race went back to May and started on May 22nd.
We reviewed the time of the previous sessions and found that the time is not fixed. We are not sure whether seasonal factors have been taken into account during the event.
The official said in the announcement that the accident was mainly due to extreme weather, and the contestants experienced loss of temperature. Loss of temperature is one of the killers on the off-road track. Loss of temperature is mainly caused by three key factors, temperature, humidity and wind. Therefore, it is extremely important to check the weather before and after the game.
5. Is the extreme weather seasonal or sudden?
In May, the weather in Baiyin is characterized by a large temperature difference between morning and evening. The average temperature is 24°C during the day and 10°C at night, so cold and wind protection measures must be taken. In May of this year, the weather was also affected by factors such as precipitation and hail. According to a report from Chinanews.com, the Gansu Meteorological Bureau mentioned in its important weather reminder on May 21, “There was a process of strong wind, sand, dust, cooling and precipitation in Gansu Province from 21st to 22nd… It has entered strong convective weather in May. During periods of frequent occurrence, pay attention to prevent the adverse effects of short-term heavy precipitation, hail, thunder and lightning, and gusty winds.”
Relevant personnel of Jingtai County Meteorological Bureau stated that the main leaders of the Meteorological Bureau sent the competition to the main leaders of the organizing committee.Special report on weather information of the site. The special weather report provides information such as minimum temperature, maximum temperature, wind level and wind direction, “but there is no specific cold air transit information.”
The contestants described the weather of the day in “Living in the South”, “I wore a pair of fingerless gloves and used trekking poles. I couldn’t bear the coldness of my hands, so I put the trekking poles under my armpits and walked slowly up the mountain. Soon, I found that ten fingers were not sensible. This was a situation that had never happened except in the winter in the northeast. I put my fingers in my mouth and felt it for a long time, but my fingers still had no sensation. At the same time, I felt that my tongue was also It’s cold.”
6. What is the physical geography of the place where the incident occurred?
The media mentioned in the report that due to the complex terrain and topography in the stage, and the temperature at night dropped again, the difficulty of search and rescue has been further increased. Where is Jingtai County, Baiyin City, where the trail running is located? How is the environment?
Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province is located on the Loess Plateau in the central part of Gansu Province. Affected by water and soil erosion, it presents a topography of “crossing rivers and beaches and crisscrossing ravines”. Although Jingtai County is an arid county in the central part of Gansu Province, there are obvious differences in the climate between mountains and rivers, with low temperature and more rainfall in the mountainous areas. The economic development is relatively backward, and it was not until April 2019 that Jingtai County took off its status as a poor county.
This cross-country running is set up in the Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area, which is the signature of Jingtai County. The movie “Mythology” starring Jackie Chan and the variety show “Where is Dad” have been filmed here. There have also been many large-scale sports events such as the Yellow River Stone Forest International Cycling Race, SWIX National Cross-Country Skiing Summer Rolling Championships, and Ten Thousands of People International Hiking Competition.
Specifically in the Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon 100-kilometer Cross-Country Race, according to the race route map, dangerous situations mainly occurred on the track between CP2 and CP3. This is also the most difficult section of the game. According to the contestants, “The most difficult part of the original Yellow River Stone Forest track was in this section. From CP2 to CP3, the distance was 8 kilometers, and it climbed 1000 meters, and only climbed without falling. The mountain is a mixed road condition of stone and sand. , Many sections are very steep.”
7. Since the road section is steep, the weather changes greatly.
Did you consider security, supplies, etc. during the game?
Is the supply in place? According to the official website of the event, the event will provide supplies for everyone at 9 CP points. But according to the contestants, there is a big problem with supplies. “From CP2 to CP3 this paragraph is veryIt’s difficult. Players need to use both hands and feet to climb up. This is where motorcycles can’t get on, so CP3 does not provide any replenishment. This means that even if you reach the top of the mountain, there is no supplementary food or drinking water. Hot water is even more delusional. , The exposed mountains, there is nowhere to rest, and there is no way to retire here. Also stick to CP4. But on this day of 522, the problem was magnified by N times. The higher the climb, the greater the wind, the greater the rain, the lower the temperature, and the lower the body temperature. “
Has the equipment been considered? Among the compulsory items to be carried by the contestants, the number bib, timing chip, electronic track and GPS tracker are all provided by the organizing committee. All cross-country contestants need to pay a GPS deposit of RMB 500, which will be refunded after the race. However, from the search and rescue situation, inaccurate GPS positioning in mountainous areas has become one of the key obstacles to rescue.
There is a large temperature difference between morning and night in the area. Windbreakers, jackets, and thermal underwear that keep warm at night in mountainous areas are only listed in the recommended equipment. Some contestants said, “In the mountain cross-country marathons I participated in, these are mandatory items to carry with them.” “If everyone had jackets and jackets around at the time, nothing would happen.”
Is rescue protection in place? According to the official website of the race, there are emergency vehicles and work vehicles for the race along the way. However, the cover news reporter interviewed the survivors and learned that some contestants made nearly 40 rescue calls on the way, and did not know how to rescue them or how to rescue them.
8. “He is a deaf and mute, he can’t even call for help”
This is a game that can shock the world’s extreme sports events. As of 9 o’clock this morning, officials have confirmed that there are 21 victims. According to the “Beijing Youth Daily”, industry insiders revealed that half of the people who died of freezing this time were experts in the circle.
Among the victims, Liang Jing, the top cross-country runner in China and the leader of ultramarathon, has been confirmed dead. According to Xinhua News Agency and various parties, Liang Jing was found in a farmer’s house, with organ failure and no vital signs. Liang Jing has won the “Jinan 12-Hour Super Marathon” four times and broke the 12-hour ultramarathon record held by him in China.
The first group of Chinese mountain marathon runner Cao Pengfei, the 2018 Zhangye Qilian Mountain International Ultra-100km Mountain Outdoor 50km champion Huang Yinbin, and the Paralympic champion Huang Guanjun and other elite runners were also unfortunately killed. A friend of Huang Guanjun told the cover news reporter, “He is a deaf and mute, he can’t even call for help.” At the 10th National Paralympic Games in 2019, the 32-year-old Huang Guanjun won the men’s full marathon hearing impaired championship in 2 hours, 38 minutes and 29 seconds.
9. What questions do the families of the victims have?
In addition, there are also posts posted by the families and friends of the victims on the Internet.
A friend of a killed player wrote: “I saw the news from my friend when I got up early in the morning: Quietly killed. Tears flowed out. Didn’t you say that you went to the hospital last night! She is so young and she runs so well , So optimistic, often said that he would come to us for a drink, and plan to marry his boyfriend at the end of the year. It’s really uncomfortable.”
The daughter of a killed player raised a question and asked the organizer to give the victim’s family a response. This morning, after the photo and video of the match scene were exposed, she saw someone posting a video on Weibo and Douyin, only to realize that the victim lying next to her was her father. She has no other demands, only five questions, and these five questions are also our questions.
Question 1: Why did I find my dad during the day on the 22nd and did not notify the family members, and only notified my mom in the early morning of the 23rd that my dad was missing.
Question two: The stations mentioned in the whole schedule are not enough for the morning and so on. Why don’t more people guard the part of the road?
Question 3: The local area should be able to accurately predict the weather conditions. Why didn’t the contestants be more prepared to let my father’s hands freeze to the purple, and the corpses were in the wild.
Question 4: It is 6 am on May 23, why the organizing committee and related units have not made any sound.
Question 5: As a family member of the victim, I am on the way to Lanzhou. Where should we go to find my father in Lanzhou? Haven’t the relevant units come to inform the arrangement?