THE body of a Chinese woman was found floating in the Singapore
River under the Helix Bridge on Friday night.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene at about 11.50pm by
paramedics, the police said.
The police had received a call at about 11.20pm informing of a
dead body found floating in the sea off Bayfront Avenue. Upon
arrival, they found the body floating under the Helix Bridge.
A spokesperson for the Singapore Civil Defence Force told
citizen journalism site STOMP: 'Rescue personnel retrieved the body
with a lifeline and buoy. The body was found 2m from the bank of
the river.'
'The body was that of a female Chinese of approximately 40-50
years of age.'
Police have classified the case as unnatural death and
investigations are ongoing.
-- ST
