Body of
missing man found in sea off East Coast Park
SINGAPORE: The body of the man who went missing in the sea
off East Coast Park has been found this morning near the shore, not
far from the MacDonald's fast food restaurant.
This came shortly after authorities called off the search
at about 6.10am on Tuesday.
Navy divers had been searching for the man since Monday night after
the police and civil defence received a call from a member of the
public around 10:30pm, saying a man and a woman were seen
struggling in the water near Carpark C.
The woman was pulled out by passers-by and sent to the Singapore
General Hospital.
Aghilesh B Nair, an eyewitness, said: "I saw the guy dragging the
girl towards the sea. She was opposing and screaming something in
Chinese. I don't know Chinese, so I didn't get what she was
saying.
"About two minutes later, there was no response from the girl. A
few Chinese guys and me went looking for the girl and we saw the
girl floating. We pulled her out. She was almost unconscious. We
gave her first aid, and she was able to breathe."
It is believed that the couple were foreigners studying at a local
polytechnic. - CNA/vm