A camera operator who participated in the film produced Shooting and starring Jackie Chan drowned during the recordings.
The accident, reported by “China Daily” newspaper, happened 30 meters from the coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, while being rotated scenes from the movie in a sampan, a vessel of typical Chinese wood, when the boat sank. The causes of the accident have not yet been revealed, wrote EFE ..
At the time of the accident, eight members of the recording team were on the boat.
Seven of them managed to swim to then be rescued by another boat that was in the vicinity, while the mortal victim was trapped inside the vessel, reported the Spanish news agency.
The victim was rescued later by rescue teams that took her to a hospital, where his death was confirmed.
According to the newspaper “China Daily”, Jackie Chan was in the room when the accident occurred and jumped into the water to try to save the missing camera, while other local media dismissed the presence of the actor at the time of the fatal accident.
The victim was a camera operator with over 20 years experience in the film industry, which was to participate in the Shooting “SKIPTRACE”, the last film starring by Hong Kong actor, a co-production between his country and the United States, also co-produced by Jackie Chan.
Hours after the accident, Chan used the Chinese social network Weibo to write a condolence message and show his sorrow at not being able to rescue the member of his film crew, EFE reported ..
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