Hiker killed by 30-metre fall from treacherous ridge on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island
Man slips off slope at Kau Nga Ling, where another hiker cheated death in February
A hiker was killed on Sunday in a fall from a popular but notoriously treacherous ridge on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
The 69-year-old man had set off with a group of about 15 people from Shek Pik in Lantau South Country Park in the morning.
They reached Kau Nga Ling, which literally translates as “dog teeth ridges”, a name derived from the steep gradient of slopes in the area, at about 1.30pm.
The man was said to have been climbing up a spot dubbed “slim chance of survival” by mountaineers.
He slipped and fell about 30 metres, and others in the group then called authorities for help.
Rescuers from the Government Flying Service took about an hour to find him, but he was confirmed dead at the scene.
