Chinese police search sand dunes for Taiwan tourist's lost phone

Chinese police officers searched shifting sand at the Singing Sand Dunes tourist site in Dunhuang, Gansu province, to locate a phone lost by a Taiwan visitor. The officers arrived four minutes after being called and dug by hand because the soft sand and darkness made mechanical tools impractical. m.

On May 15. Staff remained with the woman, surnamed Tsao, while officers worked on their knees through the night. The phone was recovered at the top of a dune. Tsao presented her Taiwan resident travel permit to a camera after the phone was returned.

The Singing Sand Dunes is a nationally designated tourist attraction known for wind-generated sound and the nearby Crescent Moon Spring oasis. The site was cold and unlit at the time of the search, and shifting sand can bury objects quickly. The two officers began the manual search immediately after confirming the phone's last known location.