Hong Kong police find body in waters off Sai Kung after snorkeller reported missing
- Rescue teams discover floating body, which has yet to be identified, after group reports friend missing after snorkelling trip
A body has been found in the waters off Hong Kong’s Sai Kung, near where a 54-year-old man went missing on a snorkelling trip.
Police said on Sunday that rescue teams searching for the man in the waters near Lai Chi Chong had discovered a body at about 10am.
The body was taken to the Ma Liu Shui Marine Police Base, but authorities have yet to confirm the identity.
Police were alerted at about 12.45am after a group of friends returned to shore near the northern end of Sai Kung peninsula and realised the man, identified only by the surname Chan, was missing.
The group, which included three other men and two women, had gone snorkelling at around 10pm the night before.
Police and the Fire Services Department deployed rescue teams for a surface sweep of the area, and divers from the force carried out an underwater search.
The group had been staying at the Jockey Club Siu Tong Camp.
