56-year-old man who went missing yesterday while hiking at Lobster Bay in Sai Kung found this morning and sent to hospital in critical condition – UPDATE

^{Firefighters, civil security corps, police and other rescue workers continued their mountaineering search in the Lobster Bay area this morning Photo: 翁鈺輝/HK01}

Sadly it has been announced that Mr Tsang died later in the evening.

Yesterday morning (23/6) around 7:00 am a 56-year-old man left his apartment in Tseung Kwan O and went hiking in Sai Kung. During his hike he sent photos of the Lobster Bay hiking trail with his family through social media. But the contact ceased during the afternoon. His wife still could not get in touch with her husband at 7:00 pm, so she reported the incident to the police.

^{One of the photos sent by the victim to his family Photo: Social media}

After receiving the report, rescue workers set up a command centre at the entrance of Clear Water Bay Country Park to coordinate search and rescue operations. The personnel then split up to search the mountain. The Government Flying Service also sent a helicopter to assist in the search and rescue.

^{Firefighters, ambulancemen, police and other rescue workers continued to search the Lobster Bay area during the morning Photo: 翁鈺輝/hk01}

The rescue operation lasted for about 13 hours, and at around 10:50 am, news from the scene stated that rescuers recovered the missing hiker in the Blade Ridge area. He was breathing and had low pulse when he was rescued, and was sent to the Eastern District Hospital for treatment by a Government Flying Service helicopter.

^{The man went missing in the Lobster Bay area, and rescuers hiked up mountains to search Photo: 翁鈺輝/hk01}

At Eastern District Hospital he underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation where he was listed as being in critical condition.

The Fire Services Department stated that a total of 11 fire engines and 90 fire fighters and ambulance personnel were dispatched during the operation, including members of the mountain climbing rescue team and fire search and rescue dogs. They also formed a rescue team with the Civil Security Brigade, the Government Flying Service and other departments. During this period, different technologies were used, including the use of drones and analysing the victim’s mobile phone signal, finally successfully rescuing the victim.