Man dies after getting electric shock from lamp post near Lantau beach

2026-03-26 - 04:33

A man was killed after receiving an electric shock from a lamp post while wet following a visit to a beach on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, with staff at a nearby resort saying the light had not been checked for 10 years. Police received a report at 8.32pm on Wednesday that a man surnamed Chan, 57, had been left unconscious after touching a lamp post. “When the deceased tried to reach for some wild berries, his hand touched a lamp post next to the resort, and his body froze as if hit by an electric...