Body of missing off-duty NSF firefighter, 22, retrieved from Pulau Ubin lake

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The victim might have gone swimming in the quarry lake and did not carry his mobile phone, according to his family and friends.

The body of a national serviceman was found floating in the lake of a quarry in the northern part of Pulau Ubin and retrieved on Sunday.

The off-duty firefighter – a 22-year-old full-time national serviceman at Tampines Fire Station – had been reported missing since Friday.At about 1pm on Sunday, a body was seen floating in the waters of Kekek Quarry, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force . SCDF said its rescuers, who were conducting a search in the quarry, retrieved the body. The victim was pronounced dead by a paramedic.According to Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao, eight relatives and friends of the man arrived at the scene at 11am on Sunday and prayed together with priests from the island’s Hindu temple. They were spotted leaving Pulau Ubin at around 2.15pm.

Mr Wang said the missing man may have gone swimming in the quarry lake and did not carry his mobile phone, according to the man’s family and friends.

 

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