A 51-year-old hiker who went missing on Lantau Island has been found dead after a two-day search amid a heatwave in Hong Kong.
Authorities launched a search for the man, surnamed Chan, on Thursday after his wife made a report to police that morning. She said he had not returned home after leaving for a hike on Wednesday morning.
Chan had told his family he planned to hike on section 8 of the Lantau Trail, which connects Shek Pik Reservoir with Kau Ling Chung on the southern part of the outlying island.
At 12.31pm on Friday, firefighters and search dogs found Chan as they checked near a public toilet at Kau Ling Chung campsite in Lantau South Country Park, a source said.
Chan was unconscious when discovered and pronounced dead at the site at 1pm.
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