On September 25, a Hong Kong marine police speedboat was deliberately overturned by a smuggling speedboat during an anti-smuggling operation, and female senior inspector Lam Wan-yee fell into the water and disappeared. At about 7:00 a.m. on September 27, a man found the body of Lin Wanyi near the Er O Beach on Lantau Island. At about 9 a.m., the body was returned to the Tai Lam Marine Police Base, where a large number of comrades and their families bid them farewell. While expressing his deep condolences to the families of the female police officers who died in the line of duty, Hong Kong Police Commissioner Siu Tak-yi repeatedly denounced smuggling criminals as "cold-blooded" and said that they would strengthen the crackdown.
Lam Wan Yee, 37, is a Senior Inspector under the Marine Police West Sub-district and is stationed at the Shipyard Island Marine Police Boat Police Station, where she is the commander of the Dinghy Team. Married and childless, She joined the Force in 2007 as a military officer, joined the Force as a military officer, and was promoted to probationary inspector in 2010, joining the Marine Police in 2015 because she loved the work of the Marine Police, and transferred to the Marine Police Dinghy Team last year, where she was also a footballer on the Police Football Team.
The incident occurred on the morning of the 25th, a "multi-task interception boat" marine police speedboat was in the waters around Shazhou to carry out anti-smuggling operations, was deliberately hit by a smuggling "big fly" on the right stern, the marine police speedboat overturned and sank, all 4 police officers fell into the sea, 3 of them were injured and rescued, including 1 foreign senior inspector, 1 sheriff and 1 police officer, they were sent to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment, the situation was stable; but the accompanying 37-year-old female senior inspector Lin Wanyi did not know the end.
The Hong Kong Police immediately joined hands with the Marine Department, the Fire Services Department and the Flying Service to conduct a large-scale joint search and rescue operation. As the location of the incident was close to the waters of the Mainland, the Police also activated the Guangdong Maritime Rescue Coordination Mechanism in the Mainland, and the Mainland Coast Guard and the Nanshan Maritime Safety Bureau dispatched vessels to search and rescue in the inland waters.
Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, expressed her sorrow at the death of Lam Wan-yee in the line of duty and expressed her deepest condolences to her family, as well as condolences to the three injured police officers in the accident, wishing them a speedy recovery.
Mrs Lam said it was admirable that the Force stood at the forefront of law and order, had always been loyal to its duties, protected the lives and property of the public, and was fearless in the face of danger. For Lin Wanyi's unfortunate death in the line of duty, she and the citizens felt sad and sad. The Civil Service Bureau and the Police Force will provide all the support they need to their families.
[Reporter] Chen Yu Intern Shan Lianxin
Source: Southern PLUS