A woman was spotted floating in the Kallang River on 28 February by members of the public, who alerted the Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
The 35-year-old woman was then rescued and pulled back onto land, before trying to jump into the river again, and ended up being restrained by the police.
The woman was later arrested by the police, under the Mental Health Act, according to Shin Min Daily News.
What happened?
A passer-by who was working nearby first saw the woman floating in the Kallang River yesterday morning, at about 6am.
The passer-by noticed that the woman was floating quite a distance away from the bridge, before calling the police for help.
Residents who lived nearby also spotted about 4 police vehicles and an SCDF vehicle stopped near the bridge, and a few SCDF officers were seen pulling the woman back onto the shore.
After being rescued, the woman continued to struggle and even tried to jump back into the river, before being held down and restrained by 4 police officers.
Another witness said that the woman had refused to get on a stretcher and continued struggling; she was later seen sitting on the stretcher as about 2 to 3 police officers tried to calm her down.
She was later handcuffed and brought into a police car.
The Singapore Police Force confirmed that the incident happened on 28 February at about 7.20am, and the woman was arrested under the Mental Health Act.