A man who survived off wild fruit and spring water after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit China's Sichuan province is lucky to be alive, rescuers say.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleA man has been rescued in China 17 days after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake which killed 93 people.He was shouting for help and crying when he was found on Wednesday morningGan Yu was found on Wednesday morning, weeks after theVillager Ni Taigao said Mr Gan was shouting for help and crying when he found him."'Is the government here? My name is Gan Yu, tell them I've been found,'" Mr Ni recalled Mr Gan saying.
Rescuers said it was a miracle Mr Gan, who was working at a hydropower station when the earthquake hit, survived, having suffered food and water shortages and low temperatures.Seeing the soaring water level, Mr Gan helped his colleague Luo Yu to release water from the dam to protect villages from being flooded.Mr Gan and Mr Luo stayed at the power station waiting to be rescued. However, they left the following day due to concerns it might collapse.
They were unable to seek help due to signal interruptions, had no food or water and chose to go their separate ways. On September 8, after being trapped for 75 hours, Mr Luo successfully attracted the attention of rescuers.Luding County People's Hospital deputy chief physician Huang Junhua said Mr Gan's vital signs were stable but he suffered multiple fractures to his ribs.Reuters
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