By Fann Sim | SingaporeScene – 12 hours ago
A 15-year-old Indonesian boy is dead after he fell into a flooded drain and was swept away during Wednesday's heavy downpour.
The dead body of the boy, identified only as William, was found by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers in the canal next to Block 82, Whampoa Drive, reported Channel NewsAsia.
He had been reported missing for several hours after his friends saw him fall into a flooded drain near Balestier Road during a heavy thunderstorm.
The teen, who was here on holiday, was with two other friends when the incident happened.
His friends described how William was wading through shin-deep waters at 2:30pm when he fell into the drain.Although the drain is guarded by a railing, William is believed to have fallen into the 1.2-metre drain after stepping through the railing.
His friend said they tried to rescue him but he was then swept away by onrushing water at the intersection of Mindu Road and Mandalay Road.
RIP
RIP.
I think he's just unfortunate, That's all.
Hahahahaha..........
Now wat were they doing in the canel in the first place?
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:Now wat were they doing in the canel in the first place?
news reported ytd
From e news clip seems like tat place the drain isn't tat wide either if any big rain comes. High chance is really the saying, you step into it not knowing it's a drain.
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:Now wat were they doing in the canel in the first place?
he wasn't.. he was wading in the flooded area and you can't see beneath the water.. so he fell in
Originally posted by the Bear:he wasn't.. he was wading in the flooded area and you can't see beneath the water.. so he fell in
Ahhhh... okay... but ehhhh, where do the railing part comes in?
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Ahhhh... okay... but ehhhh, where do the railing part comes in?
got a feeling the town council not paying attention and the railings were not sufficient to block off the drains...
lots of places are like that..
but then, there are many places with drains and without railings.. just that they never flood....
Originally posted by the Bear:got a feeling the town council not paying attention and the railings were not sufficient to block off the drains...
lots of places are like that..
but then, there are many places with drains and without railings.. just that they never flood....
Well, my idea was whether the kids are in a place where they shld not have been...
Then again, alot of places, I've seen old, rusted railing that with a kick, u can break them >__>
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Well, my idea was whether the kids are in a place where they shld not have been...
Then again, alot of places, I've seen old, rusted railing that with a kick, u can break them >__>
he's a foreigner so not familiar with the place that why he fell.