Two individuals in Beijing, China, became trapped in a mountain area while foraging for herbs and refused rescue attempts for nearly 30 hours. Despite hearing rescuers, they ignored calls due to a local superstition that responding to strangers brings bad luck and that mountain demons can imitate voices. The pair, both with hearing impairments and no mobile phones, were eventually found by rescue teams after an extensive overnight search. AI
RANK_REASON The story is about a superstition leading to a refusal of rescue, which is not a core AI or significant industry event.
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