Recently, a woman named Yang from mainland China posted a video on social media claiming that her boyfriend, Sun, who works as a civil aviation pilot, disappeared after parking his car on the side of the road at Haiwen Bridge in Haikou, Hainan, around 11 p.m. on December 13. According to reports, there were 11 cars that passed by before Sun went missing, and Yang appealed to the car owners to provide any information they might have.
Yang, as reported by Hainan Post News and Jixiang News on December 21, introduced her 32-year-old boyfriend as a civil aviation pilot, stating that he is usually in good spirits and that no abnormalities were noticed before his disappearance. Surveillance footage showed that around 11:30 p.m. on the 13th, Sun arrived at Haiwen Bridge, parked his car with hazard lights on the side of the road, and vanished from there. Yang tracked Sun’s phone location, and the signal disappeared near the bridge. The police have initiated an investigation into the matter.
Yang mentioned that there were 11 cars that passed by before her boyfriend went missing, and she hopes that the concerned car owners will provide any dashcam footage they might have after seeing the news.
Many netizens have shown interest in this news by helping to circulate the missing person notice.
Haiwen Bridge is located at the northeastern end of Dongzhaigang, a sea area in Hainan Province, connecting the cities of Haikou and Wenchang.
Some internet users commented, “Even a pilot has gone missing, why do people from different walks of life keep disappearing?”
Currently, Sun’s workplace is unknown, and it is uncertain whether his disappearance is related to jumping off the bridge.
In recent years, mainland China has faced economic downturns with people struggling to survive, leading to a rise in suicide cases involving jumping off bridges or into rivers. As recently as November this year, a young man in Zhongshan, Guangdong, attempted suicide by jumping off a bridge but was rescued by a passerby. The man expressed his despair, feeling exhausted from working tirelessly every day without being able to change his impoverished situation.
Pilots are considered part of the high-income bracket; however, there have been reports of Xi’an-based local aviation company, Xingfu Airlines, withholding wages and social security for an extended period. Several pilots, flight attendants, and ground staff have resorted to delivering food, driving ride-sharing services, or setting up street stalls to make ends meet.