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Hong Kong man dies in South Africa after losing consciousness while diving, rescue services and media say

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Hong Kong man dies in South Africa after losing consciousness while diving, rescue services and media say

A 50-year-old Hong Kong man has died after losing consciousness while diving South AfricaThis was reported by rescue services and Chinese state television.

The Chinese Consulate in Cape Town confirmed with broadcaster CCTV on Monday that the deceased was a Hong Kong national, a day after the South African National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said it had received a report of a male tourist being pulled unconscious from the water in the port of Cape Town. Elizabeth.

“It appears the man emerged unconscious after a dive and was recovered from the dive charter boat where CPR was initiated by the dive charter boat crew,” the report said.

The rescue service said it received the emergency notification at 10.45am on Sunday.

Institute spokesman Justin Erasmus also told the broadcaster that medical staff had tried to resuscitate the man but were unable to do so.

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“(The man) was transferred to our NSRI rescue vessel, and while NSRI medics continued to resuscitate the man, he was taken to our NSRI rescue station in Gqeberha where paramedics continued advanced life support resuscitation efforts,” the rescue service said.

The man’s body has been placed in the care of the South African Forensic Pathology Service.

The Post has contacted Hong Kong Immigration for comment.

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