Man in his sixties collapsed on Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail and was later pronounced dead
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenDanny MokPublished: 6:49pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 7:01pm, 9 Aug 2026A hiker collapsed and died in the Tai Po countryside on Sunday afternoon as Hong Kong endured its hottest temperatures since records began 142 years ago.
Police said they received a report at 2.17pm that a man in his sixties had been discovered unconscious on the Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail.
Firefighters and rescue teams assembled at the reservoir dam before heading up the mountain, with the Government Flying Service also dispatched.
The man was located but was pronounced dead at the scene.
