Stand-up paddle boarder drifts from Shenzhen waters to Hong Kong’s Sai Kung overnight
- Police say 59-year-old man claims he fell into sea while paddle boarding in Shenzhen, coming ashore in remote Sai Kung village next day
- He was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital for check-ups with scratches on his jaw and legs
A stand-up paddle boarder has reportedly drifted from Shenzhen waters to Hong Kong’s Sai Kung overnight after getting lost at sea.
The 59-year-old man called Hong Kong police on Sunday at 11.52am after coming ashore at Ko Lau Wan, a remote village in Sai Kung, and borrowing a passer-by’s phone.
“He claimed that he fell into the sea while paddle boarding in Shenzhen on Saturday,” a police spokesman said.
It is unclear whether the man, a Hong Kong resident, had drifted into city waters on his paddle board or by swimming.
He had scratches on his jaw and legs, and was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital for further check-ups.
The force added that a 34-year-old local man on Saturday also reported the case, saying that the paddle boarder fell into the sea in Shenzhen and got lost.
Dr Lobo Louie Hung-tak, associate head of the Education University of Hong Kong’s department of health and physical education, said the man was “very lucky” to have survived given he travelled about 15km (nine miles) on the open sea from the other side of the border.
