A 63-year-old Hong Kong man was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after collapsing during a hike on Robin’s Nest Country Trail near the border with mainland China.
Police received a call at 12.42pm from a female hiker who said her male friend had collapsed and lost consciousness.
He was hiking with two men and two women at Robin’s Nest Country Park in Sha Tau Kok, bordering the mainland city of Shenzhen.
The unconscious man was transported by helicopter to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital for emergency treatment.
Hospital footage showed him receiving treatment with an automated external defibrillator en route.
The trail, rated four out of five stars for difficulty by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, features little shade and an elevation gain of about 400 metres.
