80-year-old swimmer rescued after being swept out to sea in Sai Wan

A woman in her 80s who was swept out to sea during her morning swim near the Sai Wan Swimming Shed was safely rescued Tuesday morning.

The distress call came in at around 7 am this morning after the woman’s fellow morning swimmers saw her being swept out to the sea.

Marine police and firefighters responded to the scene and rescued the elderly woman. She was brought ashore to the pier on Sai Ning Street before paramedics took her to the hospital for a medical check-up. She did not suffer from any injuries.