By Vir B. Lumicao
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| The victim's hiking buddies being taken away by rescuers from the scene of the mishap |
A Filipina domestic worker who fell 20 meters off a cliff on
Ma on Shan on Mar 31 has had a lucky escape, with just an injury in her left
hand waiting to heal, according to officers of the Consulate who visited her in
hospital on Apr 5.
The helper, who friends identified as Bella or Jobelle, asked
not to be interviewed by journalists for fear of being bashed on social media,
said Virsie Tamayao of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
Tamayao said the fall victim was lucky to be wearing a
helmet at the time of the accident, thus saving her from what could have been
serious or even fatal injuries.
The welfare officer said it was fortunate, too, that Bella’s
employers were supportive of the helper.
One of Bella’s hiking buddies said those who were with her
during the climb, who included two other Filipina and three Indonesian migrant
workers, also preferred not to talk about the incident.
The six were hiking at 5:44pm on Ma On Shan’s Skyline Path
on Mar 31 when Bella reportedly lost her footing on a very narrow trail and
fell off the cliff.
Rescuers could not extricate her from the steep slope due to
bad weather and had to wait until the next morning to airlift her to Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern
Hospital
Her hiking buddies who spent the night on the slope with her
were guided down the trail by rescuers from the Fire Services to waiting
ambulances at the entrance to Ma On Shan Country Park.
Just six days after Bella’s mishap, a 26-year-old Filipina
resident plunged to her death from a slope beside a waterfall in Tai Mo Shan
Country Park while apparently taking a selfie.
The victim, whose identity was not disclosed by the police, was
said to be a Lantau resident who had a daughter. She was reportedly hiking on
Apr 5 with her younger sister and four friends when the accident happened.
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