[ad_1]
A family picnic ended in tragedy when a man drowned in East Coast Park yesterday (October 11), less than a month after celebrating his 53rd birthday.
The man’s body was found around 7.15pm that day, the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) confirmed.
The deceased, who was not identified, had invited his younger brother and his family to have a picnic in the park that day, his older brother told Lianhe Zaobao.
Shortly after the family prepared a table with their food, the man “suddenly disappeared,” the 57-year-old told the Chinese newspaper, adding that the alarm came after someone alerted the family that his brother was missing. risen from the water. after 15 minutes.
The family called the SCDF for help around 2.15pm after their efforts to locate him were unsuccessful due to high winds and choppy waves.
Firefighters were deployed to conduct a visual search from shore, while divers from the elite Disaster Rescue and Assistance Team conducted an underwater search, and marine firefighters aboard a Rapid Response Fire Boat scoured the area, SCDF said.
After three and a half hours, the search was suspended as a security measure as night approached.
The search was scheduled to resume at first light the next morning, but the SCDF received a call later that night that the man’s body was floating.
Later, a paramedic pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The deceased was the twelfth born in the family and had 10 brothers and three sisters.
“He was generally cheerful and friendly and loved by the whole family,” shared his brother.
“He had just celebrated his birthday last month. Two months ago, he was even eager to visit Malaysia as a family after the pandemic. We never expected this to happen.”
