Two children believed to be missing around canal in
Bukit Panjang
SINGAPORE: Two children are believed to be missing in the Bukit
Panjang area. They were last seen and heard in the vicinity of a
canal.
Police said they received a call at about 4pm on Thursday from a
woman, informing them about shouts being heard from the canal
located near Al—Iman mosque, along Bukit Panjang Ring Road.
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers centred their
search around a pond in Bukit Panjang Park, using boats to comb the
waters.
Two women were led by police into the park, presumably to help
in investigations. The search was called off at about 8.40pm.
Residents said it was raining quite heavily in the afternoon and
that could have caused the water level in the canal to rise.
How deep the water level was then cannot be ascertained, but it
is believed that the water could have carried the children into the
pond.
Separately, the PUB said there was no report of any flash floods
in the area.
— CNA/ir
