Lightning strike accident

Castle Peak Insurance in Tuen Mun, described by hikers as one of the "three tips" in Hong Kong? Death by lightning. A foreign man who worked as a manager in Yidong Hotel, Yau Ma Tei, got lost while hiking with nearly 50 Chinese and foreign people the afternoon before yesterday, and was struck by lightning. His fellow foreign women were also injured. Because both of them had no communication equipment and fell behind their companions, it was not until yesterday morning that they were found to be late for more than half a day, resulting in a tragedy of one death and one injury. Reporter: Tan, Ou, Hu

At the time of the incident, it was raining in Tuen Mun, with lightning and thunder. A spokesman for the Observatory said that the thunderstorm warning was issued between 4 pm and 6 pm, and 30 mm of rainfall was recorded in a large area of New Territories West, including Tuen Mun and Yuen Long.

There is nothing in Jianshan, and there is nothing to hide.

Some experts on foot pointed out that "Jianshan" is characterized by few trees and empty places. When lightning strikes, because there is no shelter on the top of the mountain, it is easy to be struck by lightning, so novices should not set foot in it.

Meehan Jose Eduardo, a 34-year-old American man who was struck by lightning, is said to be a member manager of Yidong Hotel in Yau Ma Tei, and lives with his family in a unit in Gordon Building, Xingfa Street, North Point. Reynolds Margaret Mary Halde, a 57-year-old foreign woman who was injured by her companion, was discharged from hospital without obstacles after treatment.

According to the news, the dead and wounded and 48 other Chinese and foreign men and women went hiking in Castle Peak, Tuen Mun at 3 pm.

Go the wrong way and get separated from your teammates

After gathering at Qingshan Temple, everyone set off along the rugged mountain road and planned to arrive at Ha Pak Nai Dashuikeng near Wan Ren in two hours. At that time, the two men followed the brigade and were suspected of going in the wrong direction. When the teammates reached the finish line, they found that they were out of sight. At one time, they searched for nothing and mistakenly thought they had gone home.

At about 2 am yesterday, the families of the dead and wounded saw that the two had not returned and reported the case to Wan Chai Police Station. The police immediately joined the fire brigade to the scene of the accident and divided them into two groups. The starting point and the end point of the hiking route were searched separately, and the folk rescue team also joined in to assist in the search.

By six o'clock in the morning, rescuers searched the mountain view? When I was facing the Kaiyang pit for one kilometer, I finally found two people. At that time, the American man fell on the mountain road without breathing and pulse, while the foreign woman was injured in the foot.

Trapped all night without a cell phone.

Due to the danger of the mountain, firemen informed the Government Flying Service for assistance and carried two people out of the mountain by helicopter to Tuen Mun Hospital, but the man was certified dead. The doctor's preliminary examination found that the victim was struck by lightning? Elephant. As for the female injured, after treatment, there is no obstacle to going home from the hospital. Relatives and colleagues of the deceased rushed to the hospital to identify the body afterwards. They all looked sad and didn't want to say anything.

According to the injured woman, she told the police afterwards that she and the deceased were separated from their teammates while hiking in the mountains. At about 4 pm, the sky suddenly thundered and thundered, and the deceased fell to the ground with a scream. She was scared and hurt, too. Since neither of them had a cell phone or called for help, she had to stay and take care of her companion until the rescuers arrived.