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Female swimmer in Sham Shui Po Park swimming pool drowned and unconscious and sent to hospital for rescue

2021-04-23T04:41:19.058Z


At about 4 pm today (22nd), a 72-year-old female swimmer surnamed Ye in the Sham Shui Po Park Swimming Pool on Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po, drowned while swimming in the pool. The female swimmer was rescued by a lifeguard and was then taken by an ambulance. To Caritas Medical Centre


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Written by: Lu Jiayu Yu Ruijing

2021-04-22 18:36

Last update date: 2021-04-22 23:03

At about 4 pm today (22nd), a 72-year-old female swimmer surnamed Ye in the Sham Shui Po Park Swimming Pool on Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po, drowned while swimming in the pool. The female swimmer was rescued by a lifeguard and was then taken by an ambulance. Go to Caritas Medical Centre for rescue, in critical condition.

The police are investigating the incident.

A spokesperson for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said that a woman was drowned at the main pool of the Sham Shui Po Park Swimming Pool at 4pm today. The lifeguard on duty rescued the woman. She had been given cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used a cardiopulmonary defibrillator for first aid. He was then sent to Caritas Medical Centre, where he was reported to have recovered sober and was admitted to the general ward.

The police seized the trolley suspected to belong to the old woman.

(Photo by Yu Ruijing)

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Drowning Leisure and Cultural Services Department

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