Singapore – A 50-year-old man from Myanmar who worked at a fish farm worker was found dead in waters off Lim Chu Kang on Thursday morning (Oct 28).
He is the second fish farm worker from Myanmar known to have died in Lim Chu Kang this year. He was reported to have been wading across a fish pond and pulling a net when he began struggling in the water.
The latest fish farm casualty farm had gone missing on Wednesday, the day before his body was found. The authorities received a call for help at about 12:35 pm on Wednesday (Oct 27). But the body was not spotted till around 7:15 am the following day near the fishery where he worked, reported The Straits Times.
There is no suspicion of foul play at this time. Police are investigating.
A group of people thought to be workers from nearby fisheries were caught on camera pulling the body out of the water. A Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore vessel was spotted in the background, in the video seen by ST.
A co-worker arrived at the fish farm on Wednesday morning appears to have been among the first to notice that the man was missing. “I don’t know much about his private life… but in terms of work, he was quite a responsible person,” said the co-worker.
The man who died had worked at the fishery for about five years, and leaves two daughters.
Several fish farmers are reported to be raising funds to provide financial help for his family.
In a similar incident earlier this month, a man’s body was found floating in the river near Kallang Road.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to a case requiring water rescue assistance on Oct 10.
The dead man, said to be in his 60s, had frequented the area and would be seen collecting cardboard around the Jalan Besar area. /TISG
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