A HYDROPOWER station employee who had been missing after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake, on Sept. 5 in Sichuan Province, was found alive Wednesday.

Gan Yu, 28, was rescued after Ni Taigao, a villager in Yaojin Village in Shimian, a county under the administration of Ya’an, Sichuan, heard his yell for help in the mountain, according to Shen Xiaobing, head of the township government.

The earthquake damaged Ni’s house in the mountainous village, he had to rent a house down the mountain.

Two days ago, Ni returned to the village to feed his sheep and saw rescue workers, who were looking for Gan, pass his damaged house. As he was familiar with the mountain, he decided to live in a relative’s home in the village with the intention of looking for Gan during the daytime.

At 7 a.m. Wednesday, he took two bottles of beverages and some candies and set out from the relative’s home.

After walking for more than two hours, Ni heard somebody yelling for help on a mountain slope and found Gan lying in the forests.

Gan’s clothes were tattered and he had injuries on his legs. Ni immediately called the local government and took out a bottle of beverage for Gan to drink it slowly.

Gan’s mental state was good. He cried heartedly and said he was lucky to have met me, Ni said.

Gan said he had survived by eating wild fruits and drinking water.

A helicopter sent him to Luding County where he is receiving treatment in hospital.

Gan’s colleague Luo Yong in the station was happy to learn that he had been rescued and hoped to see him soon.

After the earthquake, Gan and Luo stayed in the ruined station without mobile phone signal or food. On Sept. 7, the two men walked about 20 or 30 kilometers outside the station. As Gan was physically weak, he could not walk further. Luo continued to walk and was rescued Sept. 8.(China Daily)