Canadian Woman Accidentally Kills Elderly Chinese Lady at Mutianyu Great Wall

The Great Wall at Mutianyu was location to a tragic incident on Wednesday of last week: a Canadian tourist accidentally knocked over an older woman when rushing down a steep part of the wall.

The 37-year-old Canadian tourist was running after a friend, the victim’s family told Beijing News, and reportedly squeezed in between the victim and her husband. She reportedly kept running down, but eventually ran back up to where the collision took place.

The 73-year-old woman, reportedly Cui Hongfang from Heilongjiang Province, hit the back of her head on a corner of the stone wall after being knocked over, and bled to death in front of her horrified family members after going into a coma almost instantly following the hit.

Because of Mutianyu’s remote location it took about an hour for emergency services to arrive to the scene. They did interview the Canadian tourist, but did not charge her with anything as the PSB determined it was an accident.

There are still conflicting reports as to whether the tourist has returned to Canada. According to the Daily Mail the tourist has since flown home but China News does not confirm this, stating that she had booked a ticket to fly back this past Saturday (Apr 11) but does not say whether she was on the flight. China News adds that the authorities are still in touch with her.

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