From Stomp:
When a group of canoeists saw a man floating face up in the
waters of Bedok Reservoir on Oct 10, they thought there had been
another drowning. However, thanks to them and a group of joggers,
they managed to bring the man to shore, alive.
To date, Bedok Reservoir has seen four cases of strange deaths and
disappearances. On the morning of Oct 10, the
body of a man, believed to be an Indian in his 30s, was recovered
by SCDF officers.
On Sept 22, the
bodies of a mother and son were seen floating in the reservoir.
On June 22, the
lower half of Mr Lin Xiao's body was found floating in the water by
a PUB employee.
And in October last year, the body of an unidentified man was found
at the top of a hill in Bedok Reservoir Park.
According to a report in The New Paper today (Oct 11), a group of
four canoeists first spotted the man, who they thought was dead at
first. They waved to catch the attention of joggers nearby.
One of the rescuers, Mr Wong Kai Chuan, 33, was the first to
respond. He tried to stop other joggers as he did not have a phone
with him to call the police. He also noticed some twitching motion
in the man's left hand and realised he was still alive.
Fellow rescuer Mr Andy Koh, 44, was the second to respond. He had
initially wanted to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on
the man, but noticed the man was breathing on his own.
The man, who, according to the SCDF, is a Chinese in his 50s, was
wearing a striped polo shirt, jeans and safety boots. Mr Koh told
The New Paper that the man looked like he was halfway through work
or had just finished, and he could smell alcohol on him.
Finally, Mr Lee Kim Chye, 48, was the one who had a phone with him.
He helped to get the number of the nearest lamp post to aid with
pinpointing their exact location, while Mr Koh used Mr Lee's phone
to alert the police.
The SCDF arrived within eight minutes, but during that time, the
joggers wasted no time and joined forces to carry the man out of
the ankle-deep water and onto the shore.
The Police said in a statement:
"Police received a call yesterday at about 5.45pm informing us that
a person was spotted in the waters of Bedok Reservoir.
"A man in his early 50s was subsequently brought to shore and
conveyed conscious to Changi General Hospital.
"Police are currently investigating the matter."
