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Chinese technology helps save hikers in Ecuador

Xinhua, July 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two Chinese travelers who went missing while hiking around Ecuador's Rucu Pichincha Volcano were rescued on Sunday with the help of Chinese technology.

Aged 40 and 33, the two hikers were reported missing Saturday night to Ecuador's Chinese-designed ECU 911 emergency service. The nationwide integrated system used GPS to locate the pair, who were some 12.5 km west of the capital Quito.

"At 7:10 a.m. on Sunday, rescuers from the Fire Department and special police operations unit found the excursionists" and took them to a waiting helicopter and parademic, state news agency Andes reported.

"The hikers ... were not injured" and were soon reunited with their friends and family, the agency said.

Designed and built by China National Electronics Import and Export Corp., ECU 911 is an emergency warning and monitoring system that connects Ecuador's various security and disaster relief agencies.

Rucu Pichincha Volcano is a 4,698-meter-tall dormant volcano. It is a popular tourist attraction near Quito.