A man died in Hong Kong on Sunday while hiking with a companion in Wu Kau Tang.
The incident occurred around 3pm when emergency services received a report that two men were hiking near Ha MIu Tin in the northeastern new territories of Hong Kong when one of them lost consciousness.
The hikers have not been identified by their names in the media reports.
While Government Flying Services dispatched a helicopter giving prompt medical aid to the unconscious hiker, he was declared dead at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.
The doctors said he was provided with emergency first aid, including the use of an automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) machine, but could not be saved despite resuscitation efforts, reported The Standard.
The area is a completely uninhabited historical Hakka (Han Chinese sub-ethnic group) village located within the lush boundaries of Plover Cove Country Park and sits at an elevation of 50 to 90m above sea level.
The incident comes a day after a 17-year-old Singaporean fell sick while hiking.
The teen, a student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University was flown to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai on Saturday, after she began vomiting and felt chills during her hike on Lion Rock, 495m peak, reported South China Morning Post. It was her first time hiking Lion Rock, she told Sing Tao Headline.
Lion Rock is a 495m granite peak located on the mountain ridge that separates Kowloon from the New Territories in Hong Kong. The hiking is considered moderately challenging to strenuous, taking about three to four hours round trip.
While September to May is considered favourable weather gor hiking, with temperature averaging between 12C to 20C, the humidity drops, making path less slippery.
The teenager, along with her two female classmates had set out from Tsz Wan Shan around 5am in hope of catching the sunrise at the peak, but admitted she was not completely prepared for the cold temperatures, and within an hour of spending in strong, cold winds near the summit, she reportedly began shivering and vomiting, reported Asia One.
Emergency services were dispatched after her mother called police for help at 6.50am. She was airlifted to hospital along with her companion.
She was discharged the same day at 10am, said the government.
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