Man drowning in mainland waters rushed to HK, two others arrested for illegal immigration

One of three men fishing in mainland waters drowned on Saturday morning. His body was soon retrieved by the other two and was rushed to a beach in Sai Kung. Yet, he was later pronounced dead, and the other two were arrested for illegal immigration. 

The three were fishing on a speedboat in the waters at Daya Wan by the Dapeng Bandao (peninsula) in Shenzhen this morning. 

One of them drowned but was soon rescued, and the other two rushed the boat into Hong Kong waters and reached Silverstrand Beach in Sai Kung around 10.23 am. 

They immediately sought help from the lifeguard at the beach, who attempted to resuscitate the drowning man and filed a police report. 

The drowning man was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital but was eventually pronounced dead, while the other two mainland men were taken away by police for investigation. 

As neither of them possessed a Hong Kong ID card, they were both arrested for illegal immigration. 

Officers also seized fish, seafood, a fishing net, and diving shoes from the mainland men’s speedboat. 

According to the lifeguard, the drowning man was in a diving suit at the time. 

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