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merman13 used to blog about these coincidental events.
Now, something from me too ...
Earlier this morning, I was just talking to natlegin about jogging at Sungei Pandan area and how one might just fall and drown ...
Girl missing in Sungei Pandan after getting caught in heavy currents
SINGAPORE : Police and civil defence officers are searching for a girl who fell into the Sungei Pandan canal on Sunday afternoon.
They said the search will continue overnight if necessary.
The teenager, along with three others, were swept away by strong currents while trying to retrieve a handphone that had fallen into the waters.
Search and rescue operations were concentrated at the tail end of the river, near Pandan Gardens.
Further downstream where the river meets the sea, Police Coast Guards were deployed to patrol the waters there.
The incident happened just before 4pm.
The four teenagers were believed to have entered the canal, next to Block 182 Bukit Batok, to retrieve a handphone that had fallen into the waters.
Police said the two boys and two girls, aged between 13 and 14, were then swept downstream.
One of the boys managed to swim to safety and was picked up by a foreign worker near the International Business Park.
Shortly afterwards, the other boy and a girl were rescued by police and passers-by between Jurong East and Clementi, after they were spotted clinging on to a buoy.
All three were sent to the National University Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries.
The four-kilometre long river starts from Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 and flows down to the sea.
Eye witnesses said the water level in the river rose rapidly during the afternoon downpour.
Some even described the water in the river as fast-flowing and swift.
Civil defence officers said the river is about two metres deep.
The Meteorological Services had earlier sent out a heavy rain warning, saying there would be heavy showers over southern, western and central Singapore between 3:30pm and 5pm. - CNA /ls
Now, something from me too ...
Earlier this morning, I was just talking to natlegin about jogging at Sungei Pandan area and how one might just fall and drown ...
Girl missing in Sungei Pandan after getting caught in heavy currents
SINGAPORE : Police and civil defence officers are searching for a girl who fell into the Sungei Pandan canal on Sunday afternoon.
They said the search will continue overnight if necessary.
The teenager, along with three others, were swept away by strong currents while trying to retrieve a handphone that had fallen into the waters.
Search and rescue operations were concentrated at the tail end of the river, near Pandan Gardens.
Further downstream where the river meets the sea, Police Coast Guards were deployed to patrol the waters there.
The incident happened just before 4pm.
The four teenagers were believed to have entered the canal, next to Block 182 Bukit Batok, to retrieve a handphone that had fallen into the waters.
Police said the two boys and two girls, aged between 13 and 14, were then swept downstream.
One of the boys managed to swim to safety and was picked up by a foreign worker near the International Business Park.
Shortly afterwards, the other boy and a girl were rescued by police and passers-by between Jurong East and Clementi, after they were spotted clinging on to a buoy.
All three were sent to the National University Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries.
The four-kilometre long river starts from Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 and flows down to the sea.
Eye witnesses said the water level in the river rose rapidly during the afternoon downpour.
Some even described the water in the river as fast-flowing and swift.
Civil defence officers said the river is about two metres deep.
The Meteorological Services had earlier sent out a heavy rain warning, saying there would be heavy showers over southern, western and central Singapore between 3:30pm and 5pm. - CNA /ls