Hongkonger, 63, falls to his death from high-rise while trying to save cat

South China Morning Post · Feb 19, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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A 63-year-old man has died after falling from a Hong Kong high-rise while trying to rescue his pet cat.A security guard at Jubilant Garden in Kowloon City alerted police at 11.27pm on Wednesday after he found the man lying in a flower bed at Block Three.The man was transported to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where he was later pronounced dead.The force said an initial investigation found that the deceased lost his footing and fell from his flat while trying to retrieve his cat from a ledge outside the unit.Officers also found damaged trees in the planter and blood on the adjacent pavement where the man was discovered. The cat was later recovered by paramedics and returned to the man’s family.A postmortem examination will be carried out to determine the cause of death, according to police.