Body found in Singapore River
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SINGAPORE: A man was found dead in the Singapore River along Clarke Quay early Sunday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call at about 1.30am.
Someone was spotted jumping into the river near Block A.
SCDF officers arrived about four minutes later and conducted a search around the area.
Diving at a depth of about 3 metres, rescuers retrieved the body of a man about three-and-a-half hours later.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are investigating the unnatural death.
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man in 30s
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A spokesperson for the SCDF said:
"At 1.26am, SCDF received a call from a member of public informing that someone had jumped in the river near Block A, Clarke Quay.
"Two Fire Engines, an ambulance and two support appliances were dispatched and arrived at the incident site within four minutes.
"Upon arrival, the SCDF commenced search operations at the location where the subject was last seen.
"Diving at a depth of about 3 metres, DART rescuers retrieved a body of a male individual at around 5am. The subject was pronounced dead by an SCDF paramedic at the scene." -
Originally posted by FireIce:
man in 30s
An accident .... surely not a suicide?.........Anyway as we are Mother Hubbard ...isle of paradise Mother of all Hubs..take your pick ...1) Suicide Hub or 2) Accidental Hub? -
Before was Bedok Reservoir, now the trend starts in Singapore River Clarke Quay. Ohhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Often we see dramas on clarke quay where drunk couples quarrel with each other... ... ...
now is jump river ah...
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The man who drowned in the Singapore River on Sunday morning (Dec 16) had been drinking from 9pm to 1am before he suddenly took off his clothes and ran around in front of startled Clarke Quay patrons shouting 'Hot! Hot!'.After a while, he jumped over the railings and into the river. Someone threw the man a life buoy, but he was not able to reach it. Witnesses said two Caucasian men jumped into the river, but could not find the man as it was too dark.The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted, and they found the man's body and retrieved it from the river at around 5amThe man, believed to be in his 30s, was pronounced dead by an SCDF paramedic at the scene. Police are investigating the unnatural death.Read the full report in The New Paper on Monday (Dec 17).
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Originally posted by FireIce:The man who drowned in the Singapore River on Sunday morning (Dec 16) had been drinking from 9pm to 1am before he suddenly took off his clothes and ran around in front of startled Clarke Quay patrons shouting 'Hot! Hot!'.After a while, he jumped over the railings and into the river. Someone threw the man a life buoy, but he was not able to reach it. Witnesses said two Caucasian men jumped into the river, but could not find the man as it was too dark.The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted, and they found the man's body and retrieved it from the river at around 5amThe man, believed to be in his 30s, was pronounced dead by an SCDF paramedic at the scene. Police are investigating the unnatural death.Read the full report in The New Paper on Monday (Dec 17).
What if the life buoy had actually hit the guy instead???Besides, I think the weather wasn't really hot on sat nite... Must be dead drunk... ... ...
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CQ is always full of drunk ppl
see until no want to see liao
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
What if the life buoy had actually hit the guy instead???Besides, I think the weather wasn't really hot on sat nite... Must be dead drunk... ... ...
The man who drowned in the Singapore River on Sunday morning (Dec 16) had been drinking from 9pm to 1am before he suddenly took off his clothes and ran around in front of startled Clarke Quay patrons shouting 'Hot! Hot!'.
may be he drank the chili sauce.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
The man who drowned in the Singapore River on Sunday morning (Dec 16) had been drinking from 9pm to 1am before he suddenly took off his clothes and ran around in front of startled Clarke Quay patrons shouting 'Hot! Hot!'.
may be he drank the chili sauce.
He didn't know some variation of Bloody Mary has tabasco in them? -
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
He didn't know some variation of Bloody Mary has tabasco in them?May be he drank Fire Ice.
