Singapore Police Coast Guard Launches Search Mission for Man Who Fell into the Waters Off Changi

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A Police Coast Guard vessel patrols the shipping lanes near freight ships off the coast of Singapore. Reuters

A rescue search is ongoing for a man who fell into the waters off Changi on Monday, March 31.

At around 12.20 am on Monday, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a notification about an incident off Changi. According to the media statement, the man fell from a moored barge into the lake.

The Police Coast Guard and MPA have sent out resources to look for the missing individual.

The authority said that MPA has also sent out a navigation broadcast telling passing vessels to be alert.

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