Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play. - Photo: SCREENGRABS FROM SGFOLLOWSALL/INSTAGRAM
SINGAPORE: The police are investigating after the body of a 23-year-old man was recovered from waters near the shore of Sembawang Park on Monday (Oct 20) afternoon.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they received a call for assistance at around 2.20pm that day after a body was seen floating in the water. The body was subsequently retrieved, they added.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance at Kampong Wak Hassan at about 2.30pm, and its paramedic pronounced a man dead at the scene.
In a photo posted on the sgfollowsall Instagram page on Oct 20, a blue tent can be seen in the distance, behind a police cordon. Other photos in the post show police vehicles and officers at Kampong Wak Hassan.
Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play. - The Straits Times/ANN
