Man, 92, dies after apparently choking on glutinous rice balls in Hong Kong
Police say they received call on Wednesday morning that elderly victim collapsed while eating
A 92-year-old man has died after apparently choking on glutinous rice balls in Hong Kong, according to sources.
Police received a call for help from the man’s family on Wednesday at around 9am, saying the victim had collapsed and lost consciousness while eating.
The man, surnamed Sung, was believed to have been eating glutinous rice balls, according to sources.
The incident happened at the man’s residence in Sau Wah House at Sau Mau Ping Estate in Kowloon.
Officers arrived at the scene and took the unconscious man to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong for treatment, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police said the man’s cause of death was pending an autopsy.