One hiker has died and 16 others have been rescued after three days of heavy snowfall saw them trapped in the mountains in eastern Taiwan.
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00:00One person is dead and 16 others have been rescued by helicopter after being trapped on a mountain in eastern Taiwan.
00:07The group was on a five-day hike near Hualien when the temperature dropped sharply earlier this week.
00:13They were unprepared for the cold and were trapped in a hut for three days.
00:17One member went missing and was later found dead.
00:20Experienced mountaineers say exposure to the cold is the cause of most mountain deaths here in Taiwan.
00:26There are warning hikers to use proper gear and to avoid climbing above 2,500 meters in the winter.