{"id":7606,"date":"2025-09-19T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-falls-into-abandoned-well-in-china-survives-54-hours-trapped-with-snakes-before-being-rescued\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:54:59","slug":"woman-falls-into-abandoned-well-in-china-survives-54-hours-trapped-with-snakes-before-being-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-falls-into-abandoned-well-in-china-survives-54-hours-trapped-with-snakes-before-being-rescued\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman falls into abandoned well in China, survives 54 hours trapped with snakes before being rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Woman falls into hidden well in China, survives 54 hours with broken ribs &amp; snakes crawling over her<\/h2>\n<p>A 48-year-old woman from Fujian, China endured a harrowing 54-hour ordeal trapped in a deep, abandoned well, surviving the freezing cold, snake bites, and hunger before finally being rescued.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday (13 Sept), Ms Qin was out for a walk when she accidentally slipped into a well hidden by tall grass.<\/p>\n<p>The fall caused multiple rib fractures and left her stranded in icy water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_655687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-655687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Southern Times via NetEase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When she failed to return home, her family grew concerned and began searching the area on 14 Sept, but their efforts yielded no results.<\/p>\n<p>The situation became more dire with each passing hour, and they were unable to find any trace of her.<\/p>\n<h3>Rescuers hear faint cries after days of searching<\/h3>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>By the morning of 15 Sept, her family sought help from the local rescue centre.<\/p>\n<p>Search teams scoured the area, combing through thick undergrowth while calling her name.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1.45pm, they finally heard a faint cry for help.<\/p>\n<p>Following the sound, they discovered Ms Qin trapped in the well, hidden beneath a blanket of weeds.<\/p>\n<p>Her pale, swollen hands were gripping cracks in the slippery stone walls as she struggled to keep her head above the freezing water, her lips turning purple from the cold.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_655686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655686 lazyload\" alt width=\"660\" height=\"495\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1-80x60.jpg 80w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655686\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1.jpg\" alt width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-1-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-655686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Southern Times on NetEase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>After an hour-long rescue operation, she was pulled to safety and immediately rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<h3>&lsquo;Several snakes crawled onto me&rsquo;<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking from her hospital bed on 16 Sept, Ms Qin recounted her traumatic experience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I kept clinging to the stones, not daring to let go. The most difficult part was when several snakes crawled onto me,&rdquo; she recalled.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"6\">\n<p>Even when I was bitten, I didn&rsquo;t move.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_655690\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655690\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655690 lazyload\" alt width=\"660\" height=\"776\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4-510x600.jpg 510w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4-128x150.jpg 128w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655690\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655690\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4.jpg\" alt width=\"660\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4-510x600.jpg 510w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-4-128x150.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-655690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NetEase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ms Qin survived by drinking the well water and using her swimming skills to keep her head above the surface.<\/p>\n<p>She even managed to loosen stones from the well&rsquo;s walls, creating footholds to keep herself steady.<\/p>\n<p>But the conditions inside the well were harsh: freezing water, mosquitoes, and water snakes made her suffering even worse.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the physical pain, the mental toll was just as overwhelming.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_655693\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655693\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655693 lazyload\" alt width=\"402\" height=\"453\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-161934.png 402w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-161934-133x150.png 133w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-161934.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655693\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655693\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-161934.png\" alt width=\"402\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-161934.png 402w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-161934-133x150.png 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-655693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Guangzhou Evening News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She heard people calling for her many times, but her cries were too faint to reach them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I felt so desperate that I almost gave up many times,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But I thought of my 70-year-old mother, my 80-year-old father, and my daughter who just started university.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"6\">\n<p>If I left, what would happen to them?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Family&rsquo;s desperate search near the well<\/h3>\n<p>Ms Qin&rsquo;s husband and son had searched the surrounding forest six times, with one search bringing them just three meters from the well.<\/p>\n<p>However, they missed it because the area showed no signs of disturbance, and Ms Qin&rsquo;s voice couldn&rsquo;t carry far enough to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>Her son, who had rushed back from Shenzhen, later shared his heartbreak at being so close yet unable to find her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_655689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655689\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655689 lazyload\" alt width=\"660\" height=\"437\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3-150x99.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-655689\" class=\"size-full wp-image-655689\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3.jpg\" alt width=\"660\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/180925-china-woman-well-snakes-pic-3-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-655689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NetEase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What kept Ms Qin going through the hunger, pain, and cold was sheer determination.<\/p>\n<p>When she finally heard rescuers calling, she said she felt a surge of hope.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought, I&rsquo;m saved. I shouted: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m here, I&rsquo;m here, please help me.&rsquo;&rdquo; she recalled.<\/p>\n<h3>Woman now in stable condition<\/h3>\n<p>Doctors confirmed that Ms Qin had fractured ribs on both sides and suffered mild pneumothorax, or air accumulation near the lungs.<\/p>\n<p>She also had multiple snake and insect bites, though fortunately, none of the snakes were venomous.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Qin is now in stable condition, and doctors expect her to be discharged in a few days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Corpse found inside water tank in Taiwan residential building, residents drink contaminated water for days<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YVRQsIKIrM\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Corpse found inside water tank in Taiwan residential building, residents drink contaminated water for days<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from Southern Times on NetEase and NetEase.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>Woman falls into abandoned well in China, survives 54 hours trapped with snakes before being rescued<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woman falls into hidden well in China, survives 54 hours with broken ribs &amp; snakes crawling over her A 48-year-old woman from Fujian, China endured a harrowing 54-hour ordeal trapped in a deep, abandoned well, surviving the freezing cold, snake bites, and hunger before finally being rescued. On Saturday (13 Sept), Ms Qin was out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-falls-into-abandoned-well-in-china-survives-54-hours-trapped-with-snakes-before-being-rescued\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Woman falls into abandoned well in China, survives 54 hours trapped with snakes before being rescued&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}