Police identify body found outside restaurant in Marina Bay
Sands
SINGAPORE: The police have identified the
body found outside the Rise Restaurant at the lobby of Marina Bay
Sands Hotel as a 32-year-old man.
Channel NewsAsia understands that the man was an Indonesian
guest of the hotel and had fallen from as high as the 52nd floor.
It is understood that his body parts were found scattered.
Police said they received a call at about 9pm on Wednesday
evening.
A Channel NewsAsia reporter said she saw police officers and
what looked to be staff from the integrated resort crowding around
a fountain located outside the restaurant.
When contacted, a manager at the restaurant, who wanted to be
known only as Keith, said there were still customers at the
premises around 11.30pm.
In a statement sent later, Marina Bay Sands confirmed that an
incident had happened. A spokesperson said both the Police and
Singapore Civil Defence Force were called to the scene.
The man was pronounced dead by paramedics.
Hotel guests Channel NewsAsia spoke to on Thursday said although
they sensed something was amiss at that time, they did not witness
the incident.
Some shopkeepers said that although business at Marina Bay Sands
Hotel continued as usual, they were afraid of negative publicity
for the integrated resort.
A large number of security guards were stationed around areas of
high visitor density, including lift lobbies and waiting areas.
Just last week, on June 13, a German man was believed to have
fallen from the Marina Bay Sands’ Sky Park. His body was found on a
grass verge next to the East Coast Parkway.
- CNA/wm
another fell from the 52nd floor again?
and what kind of identification is that? 32-yr-old man. might as
well say they dont know.
