Hopewell Rocks地形奇特，为全球潮水水位最高地区。（加拿大《星岛日报》/新伯伦瑞克省旅游局数据图片） 据加拿大《星岛日报》报道，在加拿大留学的华裔女大学生与从大陆赴加探访的母亲，19日(周五)于新伯伦瑞克省(New Brunswick 音译)东南部的Hopewell Rocks观景区遇到潮涨被困数小时，二人于黄昏才获救，幸无受伤。
新伯伦瑞克省河景镇(Riverview)消防队长Denis Pleau表示，母女二人于当日下午游览Hopewell Rocks时，被突然涌至的潮水阻挡去路，无法接近楼梯逃生，受困于岩礁期间，女儿以手机致电911求救。他形容事发时潮水上升速度惊人，幸得消防人员迅 速救援，二人最终由Zodiac救援艇救起，获救时情况良好，现已安全无碍。获救母女感谢当局救援，又对造成不便感到歉意。
当事人为一名在当地留学的中国籍学生，其母亲则是以旅客身份访加探望女儿。参与是次救援工作包括河景镇、迪耶普市(Dieppe)、蒙克顿市 (Moncton)及希尔斯堡(Hillsborough)四个分区。加拿大军方亦派出Cormorant直升机到场搜救，但碍于悬崖地形阻隔，无法接近二人。
蒙克顿市消防小队队长高德特(Brian Gaudet)指新式水陆两栖气垫船在是次任务中首次执勤，但该区消防队长亚森诺(Eric Arsenault)指由于气垫船30分钟后才抵达现场，无法派上用场。该水陆两栖气垫船能够穿梭泥地及冰面进行搜救，为该区于今年夏季购入。
报道指出，位于该省的Hopewell Rocks为全球潮水水位最高地区，由于自然景象壮观以及有潮汐涨退奇景，故吸引大量游客。该观景区于10月8日进行季节性关闭，虽然游人仍然可自由参观，但园区告示警告游人须自行承担风险。
A Chinese university student and her visiting mother were rescued from the rising tide at Hopewell Rocks in southeastern New Brunswick on Friday afternoon.
"They're back on shore, safe and sound," Riverview Fire Chief Denis Pleau told CBC News.
“I’m not sure how much time they would have had, but the tide was getting pretty close to them, so it was paramount that we did it as quickly as possible."
The women were on the rocks mid-afternoon when the fast-rising tide blocked their access to the stairs, leaving them trapped, said Pleau.
The daughter used her cell phone to call 911, he said.
Rescue crews were deployed from Riverview, Dieppe, Moncton and Hillsborough.
A Canadian Forces Cormorant helicopter also responded, but was unable to get to the women. "I'm assuming due to the proximity of the cliffs," said Pleau.
The Riverview Fire Department launched its Zodiac rescue boat and plucked the women from the rocks.
“They were very grateful we helped them," said Pleau. "They apologized for inconveniencing us, but it was no inconvenience, we were happy to help them out," he said.
"They’re not hurt, they’re safe and sound, and everybody’s happy.”
The daughter is attending a local university, said Pleau. "Her mother is only in town for three days — and got an interesting experience," Pleau said.
The Moncton Fire Department sent its new hovercraft to the site, which is about a 30-minute drive from the city.
But it was not used, Chief Eric Arsenault told CBC News.
It would have been the first time the hovercraft was used in a rescue mission, said platoon chief Brian Gaudet.
The hovercraft was purchased this summer for off-road rescues. It can travel in water, on ice, mud and firm ground.
The Hopewell Rocks closed for the season on Oct. 8.
Visitors can still enter the park during the off-season, but the attraction's website notes they "do so at their own risk and must assume full responsibility for their safety."
The Hopewell Rocks boasts having the highest tides in the world.
