Case file · Abduction

Mosien-a: the Lintianshan tourist

In June 2014 an 80-year-old woman on a tour of the Lintianshan forestry village in Hualien wandered off into the mountains; she was found five days later.

2014 CE · 23.73, 121.40 · status: account

The sceptical view

Search teams found her alive in rough terrain; elders' recourse to firecrackers and offerings shows how the belief guides rescue practice.

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Sources

  1. Chinese Wikipedia: 魔神仔
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