Woman rescued
from 4th-floor ledge in Redhill
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was called
in on Friday (Aug 4) to rescue a woman who was sitting on a
fourth-storey ledge of an HDB block in Redhill.
SCDF said it was alerted to the incident at 69 Redhill Close at
5.40pm, adding that it sent a fire engine, a red rhino, an
ambulance and four support appliances to the scene.
A lifepack was also deployed at the foot of the block as a safety
measure.
In a video that has made its rounds on WhatsApp, an officer is seen
appearing to negotiate with the woman, while other officers are
standing by on the fifth floor with a rescue net.
They eventually unfurled the net even as another team rappels down
from the sixth floor, and the woman was snatched back into the
corridor of the block.
The delicate operation, which involved the Disaster Assistance and
Rescue Team (DART), took about one hour, according to the
SCDF.
This was a case of attempted suicide, said the police. It added
that the woman, who is 27 years old, has been arrested.
Investigations are ongoing.
Source: CNA/am