Police confirmed on Friday the discovery of a foreign male canoeist who had been missing since Tuesday. The body was recovered near Sai Kung Public Pier.
Authorities responded to a report from a boat operator at 7.53am today, alerting them to a man floating in the waters off the Sai Kung Public Pier. Marine rescue teams immediately launched a search operation.
The man was subsequently located in the sea near Lakeside Garden. Despite being pulled from the water by emergency personnel, he was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
Police transported the body to the Marine Police Base on the opposite shore in Sai Kung for formal identification.
Following investigation, authorities confirmed the deceased was the foreign national who went missing during a solo canoe trip in Sai Kung waters this past Tuesday (Aug 12).
On Tuesday evening at around 9pm, staff at a boat rental company reported a missing person after a foreign man failed to return a rented canoe following a trip out from Sha Ha.
Unable to contact him, the staff grew concerned he may have had an accident and alerted authorities.
The missing man was described as approximately 38 years old, about 1.7 meters tall, with a slim build.
He was last seen wearing dark clothing, a red life jacket, and sports shoes and was carrying a backpack.
A large-scale search and rescue operation involving numerous personnel was immediately launched.
Fireboats, Marine Department vessels, and police launches scoured waters around multiple islands.
