The authorities have once again had to deploy vehicles for another rescue at Clementi forest after a hiker was injured.
Just days ago, the authorities had to rescue a hiker who got lost in Clementi Forest.
According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), they were alerted to a case where a person was injured in Clementi forest on National day(August 9) at about 6 PM.
In their statements, four SCDF firefighters and an ambulance had to travel almost 1km deep into the forest before finding the injured person. The rescuers had to carry the injured hiker out of the forest on a stretcher for 2km via another exit of the forest.
It is believed that the route of entry was not suitable for carrying a stretcher out and the rescuers had to take a long way.
The injured person was send to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for treatment.