{"id":31819,"date":"2026-02-26T13:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31819"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:55:35","slug":"why-would-he-go-he-has-no-experience-fishing-mother-of-boy-missing-at-kallang-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31819","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Why would he go? He has no experience fishing\u2019: Mother of boy missing at Kallang River"},"content":{"rendered":"


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SINGAPORE – The mother of a 13-year-old boy who went missing around Kallang River on Feb 25 said her son had no experience fishing and should not have joined his friends. <\/p>\n

Madam Siti, who is from Surabaya, Indonesia, said in Bahasa Indonesia that her son Daniel, is not a strong swimmer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone called me at 5pm on Feb 25 to say my son had slipped into Kallang River while fishing and was missing. Why would he go? He has no experience fishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was told his teacher also warned him not to go fishing during the fasting month (of Ramadan),\u201d the mother of three told The Straits Times.<\/p>\n

Madam Siti has been keeping a vigil at the river, near Block 8B, Upper Boon Keng Road, since <\/p>\n

her son went missing.<\/p>\n

<\/a> She was there on Feb 26 with her two other sons, who are 14 and 11.<\/p>\n

Madam Siti said she has little support at home and had to take her children with her. Her husband, a Singaporean, is in prison and her in-laws are unwell.<\/p>\n

She added that she was at work as a food stall operator when she found out her son was missing, and immediately rushed over.<\/p>\n

Madam Siti, who lives in the Redhill area, said she had a bad feeling when Daniel told her he wanted to join his friends fishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was unusual for him to \u2018salam\u2019 (kiss my hand) three times at 6.45am before leaving for school,\u201d said Madam Siti, between sobs. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t normal for him to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rescuers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force\u2019s Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Dart) responded to the incident on Feb 25.<\/p>\n

Dart rescuers conducted an underwater search in the area and stopped the search after 9pm due to low visibility. SCDF said it resumed search operations along Kallang River at 7am on Feb 26.<\/p>\n

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The SCDF said it resumed search operations along Kallang River at 7am.<\/p>\n

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A friend of Daniel\u2019s told AsiaOne that the teen fell into the river while trying to unhook their fishing line from a net.<\/p>\n

When the boys tried to rescue him, another boy fell into the water but he was saved. By then, the friend said Daniel was swept away.<\/p>\n

Several of Daniel\u2019s friends were at the scene on Feb 26 when ST was there.<\/p>\n

The police said that based on preliminary investigations, no foul play is suspected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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