Man dies after tragic accident at Hong Kong cliff jumping spot
Rescuers found him unconscious after a three-hour search at Four Pools in Sai Kung East Country Park. He was later declared dead
A Nepali man who went missing at a popular cliff jumping attraction in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung East Country Park died as he was being airlifted to hospital after a three-hour search on Monday.
Firefighters and police said he was among a group of five – three men and two women – who visited the popular Four Pools, also known as Quadruplex Pools, along Sheung Luk Stream in the morning.
The group raised the alarm with police at 11.45am after the man and one of the women went missing.
“A total of nine people were camping in Sai Kung the night before. Five of them went to the Four Pools at 10.30am on Monday,” a police source said, adding that the pair involved in the mishap were “playing with water” while the other three members of the group were resting about 25 metres away.
“The woman suddenly shouted for help as she was drowning. The group jumped into the water to save her, but the man went missing,” the source added.
The Nepali woman was rescued first and sent to hospital for treatment. She was conscious and uninjured. The man was found unconscious at about 2.30pm, and was being evacuated by air when he died.
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A spokeswoman for the Fire Services Department said it had deployed 22 firefighters and three ambulance crew members for the operation.