Hong Kong hiker dies after falling 20 metres at mountain stream

A 35-year-old hiker has died after falling about 20 metres (65 feet) at a mountain stream near Hong Kong’s border with mainland China.

Police said the man, surnamed Choi, fell at a stream in Sha Tau Kok and his friends reported the accident to emergency services.

Authorities said he was later pronounced dead at the scene, off Lin Ma Hang Road, and the exact cause of death would be determined by an autopsy.

A source said Choi was in a group of nine people who had planned to hike from Lin Ma Hang to San Kwai Tin in the northern New Territories.

In May, a 68-year-old hiker was reported to have collapsed and lost consciousness on Wu Tip Shan in Sheung Shui, close to Wa Mei Path.

Rescuers rushed the man to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was later certified dead.