Two hikers bitten by monkeys at Hong Kong’s Shing Mun Country Park
- A 48-year-old woman was hiking downhill from Pineapple Dam to Shing Mun Reservoir when the attack happened at around 3pm
- Another woman, 49, was later bitten when a monkey tried to snatch a bottle from her. It is unknown if the same animal was involved in both cases
Two hikers in a Hong Kong country park were bitten by monkeys in separate incidents an hour apart on Thursday. It was unclear if the cases involved the same animal.
A 48-year-old woman was bitten on the right leg by a monkey while hiking downhill at about 3pm with two friends along a trail from Pineapple Dam to the reservoir in Shing Mun Country Park.
“A monkey suddenly jumped out and hugged her right leg. As her friend tried to get the animal off her, it bit her on the leg and fled,” a police source said.
Emergency personnel, including paramedics and officers from the rural patrol team, rushed to the scene after receiving a report.
The injured woman was sent to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan for medical treatment. A police spokeswoman said it was not clear what triggered the attack.
At about 4pm, a 49-year-old woman in the same country park was bitten when a monkey tried to snatch a bottle from her hands. She was also sent to Yan Chai Hospital. Police could not confirm if it was the same animal from the earlier case.
