{"id":79103,"date":"2026-08-24T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=79103"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:53:43","slug":"man-rescued-unconscious-from-bukit-timah-canal-dies-in-hospital-no-foul-play-suspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=79103","title":{"rendered":"Man rescued unconscious from Bukit Timah Canal dies in hospital; no foul play suspected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A man died in hospital after he was rescued unconscious from a canal in Bukit Timah on the <!-- -->evening of Aug 23<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said that they received a call for assistance at <!-- -->Bukit Timah Canal<!-- --> <!-- -->at about 7.25pm that day<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a media reply that it was alerted to the water rescue incident <!-- -->near Wayang Satu Flyover<!-- --> at about 7.45pm<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">When SCDF arrived, an <!-- -->unconscious person<!-- -->, identified by the police as a <!-- -->57-year-old man<!-- -->, was seen floating in the canal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SCDF said its rescuers used <!-- -->a ladder<!-- --> to access the canal and bring the person <!-- -->to safety<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The man was taken in an unconscious state to <!-- -->Tan Tock Seng Hospital<!-- --> where he later died, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Based on preliminary investigations, the police said they do not suspect foul play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A video uploaded on social media platform Xiaohongshu showed police and SCDF vehicles parked on parts of the first and second lanes leading to the flyover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The video later showed a blue police tent on the first lane, with uniformed personnel standing near it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/man-dies-after-being-found-unconscious-in-bukit-timah-canal-no-foul-play-suspected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A man died in hospital after he was rescued unconscious from a canal in Bukit Timah on the evening of Aug 23. 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