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| Still shot from a video shows several Filipinas trying to check on the victim (in yellow) |
By
The SUN
A 26-year-old Filipina resident died after
falling down a waterfall in Tai Mo Shan Country Park at about noon today, Apr
5, while apparently taking a selfie.
The victim whose name was not disclosed by the
police, reportedly worked as a customer service officer in a call center of a financing company. She was hiking with her younger sister and four friends when
the accident happened.
A separate source told The SUN the Filipina
resided in Lantau and had one child.
Earlier reports had mistakenly identified her
as a domestic worker who was on a hike with some friends during the Ching Ming
holiday.
Police said the victim and her companions
started hiking from Lam Kam Road, Tai Po at about 9am. When they reached Ng
Tung Chai Waterfall, her friends heard a loud noise and found she had fallen 15
meters down into the water.
The other people in the group reportedly told police the victim slipped while trying to take a selfie.
The other people in the group reportedly told police the victim slipped while trying to take a selfie.
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| A hiker was told to stay away from the victim as she appeared to be dead |
A video uploaded on Facebook showed some
Filipinas who were near the waterfall check on the victim as she lay among rocks in the
water, while others in the background were screaming. One could be overheard
saying in Filipino, “She’s already dead, don’t touch her.”
A helicopter then started hovering from above
before the video was abruptly cut.
A police spokesman said the victim was unconscious when she was
taken out of the water. Paramedics gave her first aid at the scene before she
was airlifted to Tuen Mun hospital where she was declared dead at 1.31pm.
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| Some of the hikers on the steep slope from where the victim fell |
The incident happened eight days after a man from Macau
accompanying a Hong Kong tour group fell to his death at the Grand Canyon in the United States while
trying to take a selfie.
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