Woman Killed off Port Island
A woman died near Port Island (Chek Chau / 赤洲) at around 3:30pm on Sunday 27 July. She was apparently part of a group of 50 divers, and she was thrown into the sea from a rubber dinghy by strong wind and waves. Police later recovered a woman’s body. A man who was also thrown into the water suffered a broken arm and is in hospital in serious condition.
If you are a subscriber, SCMP has a story. And The Standard also mentions it, and says that the junk they were on was heading to Tap Mun (although it must have been a big junk if it had 50 people on board).
Some of the Chinese press are apparently reporting that the weather had blown up and people were being ferried ashore when 2 of the inflatables collided. The woman may have been hit by a propeller, and according to the SCMP the body which was found had injuries consistent with that.
Our condolences and sympathy go out to her family and friends.
Tags: Incidents
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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