Hong Kong man drowns after boat trip with friends turns to tragedy
- Man, 42, brought to shore by rescue team and flown to hospital, but pronounced dead about an hour after arrival
A 42-year-old man drowned on Sunday after he got into trouble in waters off Hong Kong.
A source said the man was on a boat trip off Sai Kung with a group of friends and went swimming with two other people at Ung Kong Wan on Bluff Island, at about 11am.
“The man’s friends had boarded the boat first, while he kept swimming,” the source added. “Later on, the person who reported the incident heard the man shout for help.”
The individual called police at about 11.40am and rescuers brought the man to shore and he was flown by helicopter to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. But he was pronounced dead by doctors about an hour after arrival.
The Government Flying Service said 2 per cent of the 281 call-outs until July 28 this year were for drowning cases.
The service reported on its website that 23 per cent of cases up to July 28 were in Sai Kung district.
