Chinese national who went missing after swimming in
Changi Beach has been found
SINGAPORE : A Chinese national, who went missing after an
outing with his friends at Changi Beach on Sunday afternoon, has
been found. He was pronounced dead by paramedics on Sunday
evening.
Channel NewsAsia understands that earlier Sunday afternoon, the man
was swimming 10 metres away from the shore, and was in waters only
as high as his chest, when he struggled and went underwater.
That is when his friends, who were not swimming at that time,
called for help.
Twenty SCDF officers, including DART members, searched for him. The
waters were murky and had strong undercurrents.
They covered half a kilometre away along the shoreline, and 50
metres from the shoreline. They had also searched on land.
After some four hours, the SCDF had handed over search operations
to the Naval Diving unit and the police.
- CNA/ms