Hong Kong man, 87, with dementia found dead 9 days after going missing
Leung Woon-yew discovered by volunteer search team in bushy area near top of Por Lo Shan at 12.40pm on Tuesday
An elderly Hong Kong man with dementia who had been missing for nine days has been found dead in the countryside by volunteer search teams.
The body of Leung Woon-yew, 87, a resident of Tai Hing Estate in Tuen Mun, was discovered in a bushy area near the top of Por Lo Shan at 12.40pm on Tuesday by the Voluntary Mount Search Team and Countryside Volunteer Search Team, according to Anson Cheng, founder of the Hong Kong Guardians volunteer rescue group.
After Leung was reported missing, the groups joined the search with authorities, combing the mountain area next to Leung King and Shan King estates.
Leung was last seen at about 11am on November 23 at Shan King Estate on Shek Pai Tau Road.
The groups’ search dog and detection equipment narrowed down a possible area and picked up signals from Leung’s Bluetooth device.
Cheng said the area where the body was found was accessible, with no indication he had suffered a fall.