The exterior of Taichung "Submerged Cube" Hotel.

(Photo by reporter Xu Guozhen)

[Reporter Xu Guozhen/Taichung Report] The well-known "Scuba Cube Hotel" in Xitun District, Taichung City, this afternoon, it was reported that a young female student was unwell due to taking beautiful photos during diving training. The fire department was urgently notified. Fortunately, when the ambulance personnel arrived, the woman had regained consciousness and was not sent to the hospital. It was a false alarm.

At the time of its opening, the hotel advertised that it not only provided diving, but also combined services such as diving, accommodation, and rest. The Taichung City Fire Department cooperates to provide a high-quality diving site as a training base for the fire department to improve the diving rescue skills of firefighters and give back to the society.

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At about 3:00 this afternoon, the Taichung City Fire Department received a report that some people were suspected of being unconscious after diving. The Xitun Division immediately dispatched an ambulance to the scene. The woman in her 20s had regained consciousness when she arrived at the scene. She said she was fine. There is no need to seek medical attention; it is understood that the female trainee was taken by the coach to the diving training earlier, and it is suspected that she was unwell and unconscious when taking pictures underwater. Fortunately, it was a false alarm.