Hong Kong hiker, 60, dies after collapsing in Plover Cove Country Park
Middle-aged man had complained of feeling dizzy
A hiker died on Sunday after collapsing on a trail in Tai Po.
The 60-year-old man was walking with eight people close to Sheung Miu Tin near Wu Kau Tang in Plover Cove Country Park shortly before 3pm when he complained of feeling dizzy and lost consciousness.
The group had set out from Wu Kau Tang at 8.30am and planned to reach Hung Shek Mun.
His friends called for help and a search and rescue operation was launched. A Government Flying Service helicopter got to him by 4.20pm and he was taken unconscious to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan, where he was confirmed dead.
Other hikers in the group said the man had felt dizzy and investigators were trying to see if the dead man had been suffering health problems previously.