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Story summary
- The mountaineering center says unauthorized hiking on the Aotai Line is illegal after five people attempted the route, causing three deaths.
- The Aotai Line connects Mount Taibai and Mount Ao in Shaanxi province.
- A rescue team found the deceased hikers, aged 19 and older, after one survivor was rescued.
- Rescuer Tang Xinlong noted the hikers switched their phones to flight mode, hindering the rescue amid fog and snow.
