A body part recovered recently from waters below the Suhua Highway has been confirmed to be that of a Chinese tourist who was killed in an accident on the roadway as the result of rains from a recent typhoon, the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office said yesterday.
The body part discovered by the navy’s underwater operations team in the waters below the Suhua Highway’s 114.5km marker on Nov. 4 was confirmed through DNA testing to belong to Guang Shuilai (關水來), the prosecutors’ office said in a statement.
Guang was one of two Chinese citizens confirmed to have died in the Suhua Highway disaster that occurred Oct. 21 when rains during Typhoon Megi triggered lethal landslides that brought down several sections of the road.
Eighteen other Chinese tourists remain missing after their two buses had accidents on the highway during the storm.
In related news, the family of a Taiwanese driver who died trying to save the lives of 20 passengers in the Suhua Highway tragedy last month accepted a medal and NT$2.1 million (US$69,400) in donations on Thursday in recognition of his courage.
Tsai Chih-ming’s (蔡智明) wife, who held their youngest child throughout the ceremony, said she appreciated the goodwill shown by the public.
Tsai encountered a bus that was buried by a landslide on the Suhua Highway during the heavy rains on Oct. 21 and created an escape passage for the Chinese tourists who were traveling on the bus.
However, Tsai could not escape as giant rocks hit the tour bus soon after the passengers had been safely evacuated.
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