The Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County attracts tourists from all over the world, but because many areas are covered in primeval forest, tourists often become lost. Recently two US nationals traveled to the rarely visited Cikong Waterfall in Manjhou Township, where they encountered a large pack of wild dogs. The dogs chased after the tourists, who were so frightened that they climbed up a tree to get away from the frenzied canines and called the police, who arrived on the scene to rescue the besieged tourists.
“We originally thought they were a pack of wolves, but then we realized there can’t be any wolves in Taiwan.” The badly shaken American couple told the police that they wanted to do something different from most tourists, who usually go to the beach and do water sports. Consulting a tourist map, they found the Cikong Waterfall. At the beginning the views were beautiful and the waterfall was stunning, but they could not have imagined the nightmare that lay in store for them when they descended the mountain that evening.
When they retraced their steps to the entrance of the waterfall they were shocked to hear a low growling sound coming from a pack of animals. Due to the murky dusk light, they initially thought packs of wolves must roam the mountainous regions of Taiwan — until, that is, the animals came close to them, barking furiously. It was then that they realized the animals were in fact a pack of fierce wild dogs. The couple originally planned to leave the area by bypassing the dogs but were caught off-guard when the dogs rushed forward to chase after them. Petrified, they took to their heels and sought refuge by climbing up a nearby acacia tree from which they called the police for help.
hoto: Tsai Tsung-hsien, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者蔡宗憲
When police sergeant Tsai Chih-ming and officer Hsieh Hung-ju from Manjhou Township Police Station arrived at the scene, they discovered the pack of dogs were still encircling the tree and barking. The two policemen hurriedly broke up the pack and rescued the couple, putting an end to this unusual case of tourists getting trapped.
(LIBERTY TIMES, TRANSLATED BY EDWARD JONES)
屏東縣的恆春半島吸引各國觀光客到訪，不少地區自然原始，常有遊客迷路。日前兩名美籍遊客，到訪遊客稀少的滿州七孔瀑布時，遭附近大批野狗追趕，竟嚇到爬樹躲藏報警，經警方到場解圍才脫困。
「本來以為是狼群，後來發現台灣應該沒狼。」驚魂未定的美籍男女向員警說，不想走一般遊客的海灘戲水行程，透過旅遊地圖找上滿州七孔瀑布，一開始風景秀麗，瀑布流水絕美，沒想到傍晚下山時竟是惡夢開始。
當時走回瀑布入口處時，赫然發現一群動物發出低鳴，因為天色昏暗，一度以為台灣山區竟有「狼群」，直到這群動物接近狂吠，才發現是兇猛的野狗，他們本想繞路離開，沒想到狗群竟衝前追逐，嚇得他們拔腿狂奔，躲到附近的相思樹上打電話求助。
滿州分駐所巡佐蔡志明及警員謝宏儒據報到場，發現狗群還圍在樹下吠叫，連忙將牠們驅散救下這對美籍男女，結束這場罕見的遊客受困案件。(自由時報記者蔡宗憲)
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