SCDF confirmed that they were alerted to the incident at 2:50pm on Thursday. It was reported that the Sentosa's Beach Patrol officers had first responded to a request for assistance from a member of the public at Palawan Beach at 2:30pm. It was understood that eyewitnesses saw a pair of hands waving in the water, and heard someone shouting for help.
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BODY OF 27 YEAR OLD MAN WHO FELL INTO RIVER FINALLY FOUND
His body was retrieved from the Singapore River, and paramedics pronounced him dead. Police are still investigating the death. The man reportedly went missing at 3D River Valley Road. It is understood the man was a Singaporean, and he had fallen off into the waters near Read Bridge.
Read More »MAN FOUND DROWNED IN WATERS OFF KEPPEL TERMINAL
A 29 year old man has been reported to have been found motionless in the waters off Keppel Terminal on Tuesday morning. Police said that they alerted to the case of unnatural death at 7:58am today. The man was pronounced dead by the paramedics at the scene. No further details on the man, or what he was doing at Keppel Terminal, was released by the police. Police investigations into the unnatural death are still ongoing.
Read More »AUSTRALIAN MOTHER DIVED INTO CHOPPY WATERS TO SAVE THREE BOYS
An Australian mother, who was at the beach with her eight year old daughter, saw the boys in trouble and dived in to help rescue the boys. Ms Silvia Hajas went into the water three times to pull out three of the boys, but sadly, the fourth boy disappeared under the water before she and another man, who had brought in a float to help the third rescue boy could reach him. Ms Hajas, a 47 year old housewife who has spent 6 years in Singapore on a dependent's pass, happened to be a triathlete. But even said that the waters were very choppy and the waves were strong. Ms Hajas also said that she was unable to touch the ground where the boys were at, and she was 1.7m tall.
Read More »LOCAL HEROES SAVE LITTLE GIRL FROM DROWNING
As we having BBQ dinner,we heard a loud scream from a woman. She was from Korea togther with a group of ladies having dinner at the next pavilion. All four of us ran over to see what happened. A little girl age about 5 was on the pool deck motionless. Her mum was screaming, she was drowned.
Read More »POLICE INVESTIGATING BOY’S DROWNING AT RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA POOL
In a statement to the media yesterday, the Singapore Police Force confirmed that they are investigating the drowning of a 7 year-old boy in a swimming pool at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) on Sunday. The boy was with his family and was playing with a friend at the deeper end of the pool, which can go up to 1.2m deep.
Read More »SINGAPOREAN DIES AFTER FALLING OFF A CLIFF WHILE TAKING A SELFIE
21 year-old Mohamed Aslam Shahul has died on Thursday after a wave crashed into him while he was taking a selfie near the edge of a 2 metre high cliff, causing him to lose his balance and sending him plunging down into the ocean. He was on a holiday with 8 friends at the Sandi Bay Beach.
Read More »Drowning Does Not Look Like Drowning
Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water. Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
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