As there was no signal in the desert, Ma Hui, the driver and the team leader drove Zheng to the highway and then contacted the ambulance, which took at least 30 minutes. It took at least one and a half hours from Zheng rolling down the hillside to the ambulance coming. "There was no satellite phone all the way."
▲ On the morning of July 28, activity participant Ma Hui (not his real name) photographed the Tengger Desert. Photograph provided by respondents
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Recently, a netizen said that Zheng, a 16-year-old senior high school student in Beijing, died in a desert expedition organized by the China Exploration Association. On August 5, the official microblog of the China Exploration Association issued a statement, confirming that a 16-year-old child died unexpectedly in an accident in the youth Tengger Desert exploration project organized by the association.
Ma Hui (not his real name), a fellow traveler, told the Beijing News that at about 12 o'clock on July 29, Zheng suddenly fell down in front of the Shapo. "The leader thought that Zheng was not suffering from heatstroke, but still had strength, so he told him to continue walking." After climbing the Shapo, Zheng rolled down from the top of the slope. As there was no signal in the desert, Ma Hui, the driver and the team leader drove Zheng to the road and then got in touch with the ambulance. It took at least 30 minutes. It took at least one and a half hours from Zheng rolling down the slope to the ambulance coming. "There was no satellite phone in the whole process." On the ambulance, Ma Hui heard from the doctor that Zheng had no vital signs.
On August 10, the staff of the China Exploration Association told the Beijing News that the association held similar activities in accordance with the formal process, and also had corresponding emergency plans. At present, all youth projects have been suspended, and the association and the team leader are cooperating with the police to investigate. One of the leaders responded that the investigation is still under way, and the results published by the public security organ shall prevail.
▲ Hiking route shown in the project publicity materials. Photograph provided by respondents
Traveler: No signal was sent to call the emergency number until driving to the highway, and no medical personnel were found during the whole journey
According to the project publicity materials obtained by the Beijing News reporter, the name of the project involved is "Passing the Yellow Sand - Exploring the Secrets of Tengger Youth Expedition Scientific Research Training Camp". The time is from July 25 to August 3, and the cost is 22500 yuan. Participants need to complete 100 kilometers of hiking in 7 days, learn desert survival courses, and carry out the impact of desert hydrological resources on the ecology Research on desertification control and soil erosion.
According to the official website of the China Exploration Association, this project, together with the activities of exploring the Coral Sea, the sources of the three rivers, and the ancient country in the Western Regions, belongs to the "Youth Exploration Scientific Research Training Camp", which lasts from July 12, 2021 to January 11, 2022.
▲ About Introduction to activity courses. Photograph provided by respondents
Ma Hui told the Beijing News that he and Zheng were students of the International Department of Beijing No. 1 High School. Previously, the China Exploration Association had come to the school to promote the activity.
Ma Hui introduced that 8 students participated in the activity, including two leaders, one driver and two researchers from the China Exploration Association, and three or four logistics personnel waiting outside the desert. According to a chat record obtained by the reporter, on June 17, the customer service staff of the Association promised to consult the parents of students that the "Youth Expedition Scientific Examination Training Camp" project had team doctors, and the "Youth Expedition Scientific Examination Training Camp Activity Risk and Crisis Emergency Response Plan" provided by the Association also indicated that the security management team included a medical rescue team, Professional support is provided by local doctors and nurses with medical qualifications, and at the same time, tutors and coaches and full-time rescue teams work together to provide support, but Ma Hui said that "there are no medical related personnel throughout the whole process".
Ma Hui recalled that from July 25 to 26 before entering the desert, the staff of the China Association for Exploration and Exploration had called together classmates to introduce precautions, including travel arrangements and procurement plans As for learning "basic hemostatic bandaging skills and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)" mentioned in the project publicity materials, Ma Hui said, "I can definitely say that this is not the case."
On July 29, the hiking goal of the group was 18 kilometers, which was the "farthest journey in nearly three days". Because the students slept late the night before, the departure time was changed from 5:00 to around 8:30. Ma Hui said that before 10 a.m., the weather is usually cool, but the body temperature at noon is above 30 ℃. On the same day, one of the leaders was unable to follow because his shoes were broken, and only one leader followed him on foot.
During the morning's march, the team walked 6-8 kilometers and rested at least three times for a total of 30 to 40 minutes. Each of the 8 players has a backpack, which contains clothes, food materials, utensils, tent supports, etc. At the first break, Zheng felt that the bag was a little heavy. Ma Hui proposed changing the bag. He estimated that Zheng's backpack was about 20 kg. "I felt very tired after changing the bag."
Ma Hui said that at about 12 o'clock that day, Zheng suddenly lay down in front of Shapo. "The team leader thought that Zheng was not suffering from heatstroke and still had strength, so he asked him to continue walking."
The incident site is about one or two hundred meters away from the camp, but there are some sand slopes in the middle, so it is not easy to walk. Zheng climbed slowly to the top of the slope and fell down again. The leader insisted that he finish walking, and Zheng rolled down from the top of the slope.
Ma Hui recalled that after Zheng rolled down the Shapo, the leader asked other students to go back to the camp for dinner first. After Ma Hui finished eating, he heard that Zheng's face was not right and he needed to call an ambulance. But because there was no signal, Ma Hui, the driver and the team leader drove Zheng to the road and then got in touch with the ambulance. It took at least 30 minutes. It took at least one and a half hours from finding Zheng rolling down the slope to the ambulance. "There was no satellite phone in the whole process." On the ambulance, Ma Hui heard from the doctor that Zheng had no vital signs.
An exemption agreement was signed before departure. China Exploration Association: cooperating with the police
The China Exploration Association said in a statement that it expressed its deep condolences for the loss of young lives, and at the same time started the internal audit procedure to carry out emergency safety inspection on all projects to avoid the recurrence of similar accidents.
On the morning of October 10, the reporter called the China Exploration Association, and the staff responded that the Association would hold similar activities irregularly, all in accordance with the formal process, and also have corresponding emergency plans. "We and the team leader are also cooperating with the police investigation." Another staff member of the association said that all youth programs have been suspended at present.
The leader of the team on foot told the Beijing News that the situation is still under investigation, and the results announced by the public security organ shall prevail. Other questions can be asked from the China Association for Exploration.
According to the official website of the Association, the leader is the expedition leader of the China Exploration Association, the mountain outdoor coach of the China Mountaineering Association, the outdoor coach of the Peak Outdoor Sports School, the senior lecturer of the LNT National Outdoor Leadership School of the United States, the double ski instructor of the Swiss National Ski School, the first responder of the International Field Medical Association, and the youth mentor and peak coach. In 2014, Beijing started to ride around Xinjiang, 7500 kilometers in 70 days; Ride to Rome on the Silk Road in 2015; He has explored Xiate Ancient Road and Wusun Ancient Road in Xinjiang for many times; Explored many routes such as Langta c+v, Bogda Ring, Gongga Ring, Aotai, Locke, etc; Climb Haba, Yuzhu, Mustage and other snow mountains.
The leader of Xinjiang Lanxin Outdoor Club told the Beijing News that in general desert exploration activities, 8 members with one leader is enough. However, due to the lack of outdoor experience of young people, the organizer had better equip two teachers, one to lead the team in the front and one to collect the team in the back, so as to ensure the safety of all personnel. In places with poor signals, communication equipment such as satellite telephones should also be equipped.
"Accompanying team doctors will be charged, and the exploration organization may consider the project charging standard and decide whether to provide team doctors." The leader said that at present, there are relatively few cases of providing accompanying medical care for outdoor exploration in China, "The leader should generally master the basic rescue knowledge. If the team members are uncomfortable during the exploration, they should report it in time, and the leader should also deal with it in a timely manner."
Jane Jane, a senior outdoor leader of ORG Self service Outdoor Activity Organization Platform in Lvye, believes that from the current information, the leader's judgment of risk is not accurate enough. "After a long time outdoors, we know that we should give up when it is time to give up, save people when it is time to save them, and try our best to ensure life safety is the first. Even if we exercise our character, we should ensure the safety of life and re education. " She said that according to her more than ten years of heavy hiking experience, she should walk along the wind when hiking in the desert, because "hard sand uphill and soft sand downhill will save energy", and it is not recommended to enter the sand in June, July and August, because the temperature is "too high" at this time, even if you enter the desert, you should avoid traveling at noon.
The Beijing News reporter learned that the students involved in the event signed a risk notification and disclaimer with the China Adventure Association for "Youth Adventure Scientific Research Training Camp", which wrote that the sponsor purchased personal accident insurance (the maximum limit for minors is 500000 yuan) and accidental injury medical insurance (the insurance amount is 5000 yuan) for each student, "Students and their guardians participating in this activity must agree that they will not bear any liability other than insurance for injury, death or any other form of loss not caused by the subjective reason of the host, and students and their guardians will not claim for compensation from the host, school and workers in any form other than insurance liability for any reason."
In this regard, Liu Changsong, the director of Beijing Mugong Law Firm, said that if Zheng did have symptoms such as physical exhaustion and serious discomfort on the way, the expedition team did not provide timely assistance and violated its obligations. As long as there is a causal relationship between the expedition's fault and Zheng's death, they should bear the civil liability equivalent to the fault. Even if they sign an exemption agreement, they cannot be exempted.
▲ On August 5, the official microblog of the China Exploration Association issued a statement. Screenshot of Weibo
China Exploration Association has no competent business unit and was once included in the abnormal list of social organization activities
According to the official website of the China Exploration Association, the Association was founded in March 1993 and is the industry association and the highest organization of China's exploration. In April 2019, the Association issued the first standards in China's exploration field, namely, Basic Competence Requirements for Exploration Leaders and Safety Management System Requirements for Exploration Tourism Enterprises, and then formulated the Behavior Guidelines for Explorers, Emergency Rescue Guidelines for Outdoor Exploration, Construction Specifications for Exploration Trails, and Planning, Design and Construction Specifications for Exploration Camps.
The reporter consulted the government affairs service platform of Chinese social organizations hosted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and found that the competent business unit of the association has changed from "the Ministry of Natural Resources" to "the Central and State Organ Working Committee" since 2017. At the same time, the List of Publicity of Proposed Conclusions of 2017 (Fifth Batch) Annual Inspection of National Social Organizations published on the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in December 2018 showed that, The column of business competent unit of China Exploration Association shows "decoupling".
The reporter called the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the staff said that the Ministry of Civil Affairs is a registration and management organ. "Decoupling" means that there is no competent business unit, and its party building work is under the management of the central and state organ working committees.
The reporter found on the national social organization credit information publicity platform hosted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs that the party building work organization of the Association is indeed the work committee of the central and state organs, the validity period of the Association certificate is from October 9, 2019 to October 9, 2024, and the business scope is international cooperation, organization exploration, academic research, professional exhibition, business training, consulting services, The annual inspection results are "qualified" or "basically qualified" except for 2017.
In July 2018, the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued an administrative punishment of warning to five associations, including the China Exploration Association, claiming that they had failed to accept the 2016 annual inspection of national social organizations as required, and violated the provisions of Article 28 of the Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Social Organizations (the "Regulations") The five associations were given administrative punishment of warning and included in the list of abnormal activities of social organizations.
Beijing News reporter Zuolin intern Wu Mengzhen
Editor Liu Qian
Checked by Li Lijun
