A paraglider has died after crashing into a hillside in southern Hong Kong.
Police said they received a report at about 2.20pm on Tuesday that a man had been involved in an accident while paragliding at Dragon’s Back in Shek O.
The 68‑year‑old was reported to have embarked on a solo paragliding flight but crashed near Shek O Peak, about 500 metres from his take‑off point.
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He was found unconscious at the crash site. Rescue personnel rushed to the scene, and a Government Flying Service helicopter airlifted him to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.
He was pronounced dead at 3.47pm in hospital.
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Police are investigating the cause of the accident.