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Disaster● Low33m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 8:18 AM

3 hikers injured after being hit by landing paraglider in Hong Kong country park

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

Three hikers have been injured in Hong Kong after being hit by a paraglider landing at the Ngong Ping campsite in Ma On Shan Country Park. Police received a report at 12.36pm on Sunday that three people, including two teenagers, had been injured at the campsite after being hit by a landing paraglider. A helicopter was deployed by the Government Flying Service to transport the trio to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai for treatment. A 42-year-old woman, surnamed Zheng, sustained a head injury while...

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