A man fell off a breakwater and into the sea at East Coast Park on Christmas, and was unable to swim back due to the undercurrent.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, the man was celebrating Christmas with his wife and had climbed onto the breakwater in an attempt to enjoy the view.
He has purportedly fallen into the sea because it was too slippery.
His wife noticed that he hadn’t returned after a while and rushed over to check on him, and she then saw him in the sea and called the police for help.
The man knew how to swim but couldn’t swim back ashore because of the strong undercurrents.
A passer-by saw what happened and threw a lifebuoy to him, which the man then used to swim back safely onto the shore.
Thankfully the man wasn’t injured in the incident.