The dead body of a 35-year-old man was found in the waters off of Changi Creek on Monday afternoon (31 July) at about 1.36pm, according to The Straits Times.
The authorities were alerted to the suspected drowning at 1.36pm, and the body was subsequently retrieved from the water.
Despite the efforts of the paramedic from the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. While investigations are ongoing, the police have ruled out foul play as a preliminary assessment.
The Discovery and Response
At approximately 1.35pm on that fateful day, a witness spotted a body floating in the water at Changi Creek. The authorities swiftly responded to the alert and dispatched a police boat to the scene.
The area was cordoned off, and a blue police tent was set up at the foot of a nearby bridge, where the body was located.
As with any unexplained death, the police conducted preliminary investigations to determine the circumstances surrounding the man’s demise.
Despite the eerie nature of the incident, initial assessments have not raised any suspicions of foul play, and police investigations are currently underway.
Other water deaths
Pulau Ubin death
The dead body of a 42-year-old man was found off the waters of Pulau Ubin on 14 March by a member of the public, according to The Straits Times.
The man reportedly visited Pulau Ubin on the morning of 11 March (Saturday) to go fishing.
But he soon went missing the next day (12 March), and his clothes and belongings had been left behind, hanging on the railing near Puaka Bridge.
A water rescue operation was then conducted by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)’s elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART).
But the search was subsequently called off about seven hours later.
Lianhe Zaobao reported that a 65-year-old island resident living in Pulau Ubin said that a man in his 40s had gone to Puaka Bridge to fish, on the morning of 12 March.
But he soon disappeared and left his clothes and belongings behind, including a fish that he had caught while he was fishing.
The resident said that he thinks the man might have entered the water body to look for something.
The SCDF confirmed that they received a call for help on Monday at about 12.20 pm, and a visual search from the shore was conducted by rescuers.
An underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was used in the search, which helps to map out underwater terrain using sonar-imaging technology.
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About 16 SCDF officers were at the scene, with the ROV and drones also being used in the search operation, but it was subsequently called off after about 7 hours.
The next morning, the body of the man was then found by a member of the public and was retrieved by the Police Coast Guard at about 8.40 am.
The police’s preliminary investigations do not indicate any foul play, and investigations are underway at the time of writing.
Merlion Park death
The Singapore Police are investigating after the dead body of a 31-year-old man was found floating in the waters off Merlion Park on 7 January.
The police said that they received a call for help on Saturday at about 6.30pm in the evening, the SCDF also received a call for a water rescue at the location, 21 Esplanade Drive at about the same time.
The SCDF said that when they arrived, a body was seen floating in the water, and rescuers then retrieved the body from the water body.
The body of the 31-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic from the SCDF.
The Singapore Police Force added that according to preliminary investigations, they are not suspecting any foul play, but police investigations are ongoing.