The body of a 49-year-old woman was discovered floating in the sea near East Coast Park early on Friday) Feb. 3).
Authorities were alerted to a suspected drowning near car park C3 at 5:45 a.m. and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was called for assistance at around 6 a.m.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.
Police reported that preliminary investigations showed no signs of foul play, and the investigation is still ongoing.
A netizen said:
If this picture of the breakwater is the exact location where the woman is found, I think I might have seen her swimming alone near the beach, with a backpack on the shore and probably another guy sitting on the beach behind the breakwater. Why I can remember is because she was the only one in the sea and there no people at the beach at that time. But I am not certain is it Wednesday that I saw her there. I usually go ecp once or twice a week to exercise.