Off-duty senior ambulanceman dies after abseiling fall on Kowloon Peak

An off-duty senior ambulanceman has died after falling from a cliff while abseiling in Hong Kong.

The Fire Services Department said on Friday that it had received a report at 2.33pm that a man had fallen from Kowloon Peak in Wong Tai Sin while abseiling.

Rescuers and a government helicopter searched the area and found an unconscious man at a nearby cliff. Another man with minor injuries was found on a nearby trail.

The department mobilised its mountain and high-angle rescue teams during the search and a drone was also deployed.

Both men were airlifted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan for treatment. The unconscious man was later pronounced dead.

The department confirmed the two men were both off-duty senior ambulancemen.

“The department expressed its utmost sadness over the death of its member and extended condolences to his family members,” a spokesman said, adding that it would provide all possible help.