DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 9 · Aug 9, 2026, 10:49 AM
Hiker collapses, dies on Hong Kong trail as city swelters in record-breaking heat
South China Morning Post
A hiker died on a country trail in Tai Po on Sunday afternoon as Hong Kong endured its hottest temperatures since records began 142 years ago. Police said they received a report at 2.17pm that a man, 64, had been discovered unconscious on the Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail by other hikers. Firefighters and rescue teams assembled at the reservoir dam before heading up the mountain, with the Government Flying Service also dispatched. The Filipino man, a Hong Kong identity card holder, was...
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