{"id":32110,"date":"2026-02-27T15:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=32110"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:14:35","slug":"the-family-can-find-peace-now-daniel-has-come-home-uncle-of-boy-who-drowned-in-kallang-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=32110","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The family can find peace now, Daniel has come home\u2019: Uncle of boy who drowned in Kallang River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013<!-- --> An uncle of the boy who drowned while fishing in Kallang River said the recovery of <!-- -->Muhammed Qayyim Daniel Putra Rosli\u2019s body will give the family some closure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The uncle, who wanted to be known as only Mr Sham, had the grim task of identifying Daniel after the boy\u2019s body was recovered from the waters in the early hours of Feb 27. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Armed with electric torches, the family had searched the area until about 10pm. They returned after receiving a call from the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Sham, who was appointed by the family as their representative, walked over to where police officers and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers and paramedics were gathered, and confirmed that the body was that of the 13-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The uncle returned to where the family was gathered nearby, and with tears in his eyes, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cAt least, the family can now find peace as Daniel has come home,\u201d he told The Straits Times. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The boy drowned while fishing with friends on Feb 25 near Block 8B Upper Boon Keng Road. He had slipped into the river while trying to unhook a fishing line from a net.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Body of missing boy retrieved from Kallang River\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gSXeBB2juH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Another boy, who also fell into the river, was rescued by friends but Daniel was swept away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Relatives had turned up late on Feb 26 to continue the search after SCDF rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team called off their efforts at 7pm owing to low visibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Sham said he had stopped his sister-in-law \u2013 Daniel\u2019s mother \u2013 from remaining at the scene on the night of Feb 26 because he thought it would be \u201ctoo much for her\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Madam Siti, who has two other sons, aged 14 and 11, had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/why-would-he-go-he-has-no-experience-fishing-mother-of-boy-missing-at-kallang-river?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">keeping a vigil at the scene since her son went missing at about 4.30pm on Feb 25<\/p>\n<p><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ST found Mr Sham and other relatives shining their torches at the river at about 9.30pm, close to where Daniel fell in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Access to the river is blocked by a waist-high railing. A visible \u201cNo Fishing\u201d sign and a lifesaver are located next to a staircase that leads down to the river.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1520\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cc9be4842e18cbf635bc3b95ef372b577faa6ba3eb40bc58e8406d0d1a670edf?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cc9be4842e18cbf635bc3b95ef372b577faa6ba3eb40bc58e8406d0d1a670edf?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cc9be4842e18cbf635bc3b95ef372b577faa6ba3eb40bc58e8406d0d1a670edf?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cc9be4842e18cbf635bc3b95ef372b577faa6ba3eb40bc58e8406d0d1a670edf\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Muhammed Qayyim Daniel Putra Rosli was reported missing after falling into the waters near Kallang MRT station on Feb 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">ST PHOTO: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Daniel\u2019s body was found floating in the waters at about <!-- -->10.35pm<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Sham later told ST that the family is making arrangements for a funeral, after the post-mortem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Relatives are supporting Madam Siti, an Indonesian food stall operator here, and Daniel\u2019s two brothers. Their father is serving time in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In an earlier interview with ST, Madam Siti said that Daniel was not a strong swimmer and had no experience fishing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A Buddhist monk had turned up on the morning of Feb 27 to leave a stalk of white flowers and a note in Mandarin wishing Daniel peace in the afterlife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ST understands that residents<!-- --> <!-- -->in Upper Boon Keng<!-- --> have banded together to organise a fund-raiser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ST has contacted NorthLight School, where the boy was a student.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/the-family-can-find-peace-now-daniel-has-come-home-uncle-of-boy-who-drowned-in-kallang-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 An uncle of the boy who drowned while fishing in Kallang River said the recovery of Muhammed Qayyim Daniel Putra Rosli\u2019s body will&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}