A man was taken to the hospital after being rescued from a height in Bukit Panjang on Oct 4.
In response to Stomp’s queries, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they received a call for assistance at Block 635B Senja Road at about 9am.
As it was assessed that the man might pose a danger to himself, officers from the Crisis Negotiation Unit also responded to the incident.
SCDF said that when rescuers arrived, a man was seen standing on the air-conditioner ledge outside the kitchen window of a unit on the eighth floor.
“SCDF deployed a safety life air pack as a precautionary measure,” said a spokesperson. “Rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) rappelled from the unit above and brought the man to safety.”
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A Stomper shared a video of the rescue that has been circulating online. Footage shows a man in blue standing on an air-con compressor and moving one foot onto the railing.
Rescuers can be seen reaching the man — who was reportedly shouting and struggling — and pulling him back into the eighth-floor unit.
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