Missing 60-year-old woman found alive on Hong Kong hillside after two weeks
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A 60-year-old woman, Ngan Lai-ching, with schizophrenia, was found alive on a Hong Kong hillside near a cemetery almost two weeks after going missing from Tseung Kwan O, despite typhoon and heavy rain hampering search efforts.
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Ngan Lai-ching, 60, went missing from her Hong Kong home on July 24 without a phone or Octopus card and has a history of schizophrenia.
Hong Kong authorities have found a 60-year-old woman on a hillside near a cemetery nearly two weeks after she went missing, despite the search being hampered by a typhoon and days of heavy rain.
Police said on Monday that Ngan Lai‑ching left her home at Kwong Ming Court in Tseung Kwan O on the morning of July 24 without a mobile phone or an Octopus card.
Authorities noted that she has a history of schizophrenia.
Ngan’s daughter reported her missing after she failed to return home the following day, and the police classified her as a high-risk missing person.
Rescuers used police security camera footage to narrow the search to hills near the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery, about 3km (1.86 miles) south of her home.
Civil Aid Service personnel discovered one of her shoes at about 11.30am on Monday, with the other found 10 metres further up a hill.
Open Questions
- How did Ngan Lai-ching survive for two weeks?
- What was Ngan Lai-ching's condition when found?
