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

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Chen, L. (2026, October 2). Off-duty senior ambulanceman dies after abseiling fall on Kowloon Peak. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369630/duty-senior-ambulanceman-dies-after-abseiling-fall-kowloon-peak?utm_source=rss_feed

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An off-duty senior ambulanceman died after falling from a cliff while abseiling on Kowloon Peak in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, on Friday at 2:33 PM. The Fire Services Department received an emergency report and dispatched rescuers who airlifted the unconscious man to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Another person involved had minor injuries but was found on a nearby trail. The search operation included mountain and high-angle rescue teams as well as a drone deployment by the department.

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Off-duty senior ambulanceman dies after abseiling fall on Kowloon Peak Unconscious man airlifted to hospital but later pronounced dead An off-duty senior ambulanceman has died after falling from a cliff while abseiling in Hong Kong.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02

2026-10-02 · South China Morning Post

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

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

ambulanceman → die → 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. asserted

man → say → Sin

Rescuers and a government helicopter searched the area and found an unconscious man at a nearby cliff. asserted

Rescuers → search → cliff

Another man with minor injuries was found on a nearby trail. asserted

man → find → trail

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

drone → mobilise → search