Published: 1:19pm, 18 Jun 2025Updated: 1:21pm, 18 Jun 2025
A 69-year-old hiker has died after collapsing on Hong Kong’s Wilson Trail in Tsz Wan Shan.
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The man, surnamed Ho, was found lying unconscious by hikers at around 9.13am on Wednesday on Section 5 of the trail.
According to police, paramedics found Ho unresponsive. The Government Flying Service then dispatched a helicopter to airlift him to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10.59am despite resuscitation efforts.
Temperatures on Wednesday ranged between 28 and 32 degrees Celsius (82.4 and 86.9 Fahrenheit), accompanied by high humidity levels between 70 and 90 per cent. The weather is mainly cloudy with isolated showers, as well as hot and sunny intervals in the afternoon.
The about 8km long Wilson Trail Section 5 begins at Lion Pavilion on Sha Tin Pass Road, between Lion Rock and Tsz Wan Shan. The trail first passes through Shap Yi Wat and then connects to the aqueduct of Beacon Hill before ending at the Tai Po Road exit.
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