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Shek O, a 26-year-old correctional assistant, was drowned while playing with a stand

2022-07-13T20:44:15.268Z


Drowning accident occurred in Shek O during water sports activities. A 26-year-old man surnamed Chan, who works as a Correctional Services Assistant II of the Correctional Services Department, and two other friends were engaged in water sports in Shek O yesterday (13th) afternoon.


Drowning accident occurred in Shek O during water sports activities.

A 26-year-old man surnamed Chan, who works as a Correctional Services Assistant II of the Correctional Services Department, was engaged in water sports with two other friends in Shek O yesterday (13th) afternoon. Play a double boat.

They started from Stanley and went to Tuiwan via Tai Tam Bay. Unexpectedly, when the two-man boat arrived in Tuiwan, they found that Chen Nan, who was playing the upright board, was lost. They called the police at 3 pm for help.


Rescue personnel searched by sea and air, including fire boats, marine police and helicopters of the flight service team, and rushed to the scene to search and rescue. In the end, about 8 hours after the disappearance, that is, at 11 o'clock in the middle of the night yesterday, the missing man was found in the sea off Tutu Bay. 's remains.

The body of the deceased was sent to the Marine Police Base in Aberdeen by the Marine Police Ferry, and then sent to the mortuary by a black box truck.


The body of the deceased was sent to the Marine Police Base in Aberdeen, and then taken away in a black box truck.

Police are on the scene investigating.

(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)

It is understood that the location where Chen Nan was found missing was about 100 meters offshore from Tutu Bay.

Chen Nan himself knows swimming. After playing football with his friends the day before (12th), he will meet his friends to go out to sea for water sports the next day.

Police said the victim, surnamed Chen, was 26 years old.

The police received a report from the victim's friend at 3:40 p.m. on the 13th, saying that Chen was suspected of drowning when he was engaged in water sports about 100 meters away from Tudi Bay.

Officers from the Police, Fire Services Department and Air Service Team arrived at the scene for search and rescue. The fire department found the victim at about 11:20 last night (13th) and rescued him. He was unconscious and sent to the Marine Police South Division Base, where he was later confirmed dead.

The cause of death is to be determined after an autopsy.

The helicopters of the flight suit team and the marine police came to the scene to search by sea and air.

(Photo by Chen Aoqi)

26-year-old secondary correctional assistant Shek O plays an upright board and searches for suspected missing rescuers by sea and air

Source: hk1

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