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Paraglider died after crashing into tree
A 74-year-old man died after his paraglider crashed into a tree in Shek O.
At around 2pm on Thursday, the man went to Dragon's Back in Shek O for paragliding. It was suspected he lost control of the equipment after a change of wind direction.
The paraglider drifted towards the direction of Tai Fung Au in the Eastern District and got trapped in a tree.
Police received a report from his friend and searched around Tai Fung Au alongside firefighters.
They eventually found him at To Tei Wan – two kilometers from Dragon's Back.
He was rescued by a helicopter and sent to the Ruttonjee Hospital in a coma, and was certified dead at the hospital.
The case is under investigation.
Back in 2018, veteran paraglider pilot Patrick Chung Yuk-wa was found dead six days after he went missing. The 44-year-old was found near Lantau's Sunset Peak, about one kilometer northeast of where he took off.
The paraglider drifted towards the direction of Tai Fung Au in the Eastern District and got trapped in a tree.
Police received a report from his friend and searched around Tai Fung Au alongside firefighters.
They eventually found him at To Tei Wan – two kilometers from Dragon's Back.
He was rescued by a helicopter and sent to the Ruttonjee Hospital in a coma, and was certified dead at the hospital.
The case is under investigation.
Back in 2018, veteran paraglider pilot Patrick Chung Yuk-wa was found dead six days after he went missing. The 44-year-old was found near Lantau's Sunset Peak, about one kilometer northeast of where he took off.
