SMU sailor
Mr Levin Angsana, a sailor from SMU took up sailing last year and joined the school team. His body was found today, 4 days after he fell off his vessel into the choppy waters of Raffles Marina. He fell overboard as his boat was heading back to the marina following a three-hour training session on Thursday afternoon. He had been reaching over to try to retrieve the boat's sail, which had been caught by a gust of wind and had ended up in the water.
One of his crewmates, national sailor Renfred Tay, 23, jumped in after him and managed to grab him, but apparently Mr Angsana kept struggling. When Mr Tay left him momentarily to fetch a life jacket some distance away, he went under, and disappeared. He was not wearing a life jacket although there were several on board. According to his crewmates, he was not a very good swimmer.
Mr Angsana is an information systems student at the Singapore Management University (SMU). A permanent resident originally from Indonesia, he is known to have previously earned a diploma from Singapore Polytechnic.
~My thoughts
I think that being able to swim before joining a water sports club should be made compulsory. I feel that being able to swim is the most basic safety measure that you can take. Wearing a life jacket on board is really important too, and who knows when it can save your life?