Hong Kong boy, 16, who tried to walk almost 9km home through country park during No 9 typhoon signal rescued by firefighters
- Firefighters, ambulance staff and police mobilise after teenager using Google Maps to navigate dialled 999 as phone battery dwindled
- Teenager found safe and well in Lion Rock Country Park after he contacts emergency services
A 16-year-old Hong Kong boy who tried to walk 8.7km (5.4 miles) home through a country park using Google Maps after public transport ground to a halt during a No 9 typhoon warning was rescued by emergency workers after his phone battery started to run out.
Police on Monday said an operation involving police, firefighters and ambulance staff swung into action after the teenager became worried he would lose his way in hilly Lion Rock Country Park the previous night and dialled 999 at about 9pm as his battery power dwindled.
“At around 10pm, firefighters found the boy safe and uninjured near distance post M107 on the MacLehose Trail,” a fire services spokesman said.
Rescuers escorted the teenager down the hill and he was taken to Cheung Sha Wan Police Station. Officers delivered him home to Hin Keng Estate in Sha Tin at about 12.20am on Monday. He did not require hospital treatment.
The boy had left home earlier on Sunday to travel to Diamond Hill to buy a new iPad case and found out transport services had been suspended at about 7.30pm.
