Ahtong 1st Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 A 15-year-old Indonesian boy is dead after he fell into a flooded drain and was swept away during Wednesday's heavy downpour. The dead body of the boy, identified only as William, was found by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers in the canal next to Block 82, Whampoa Drive, reported Channel NewsAsia. He had been reported missing for several hours after his friends saw him fall into a flooded drain near Balestier Road during a heavy thunderstorm. The teen, who was here on holiday, was with two other friends when the incident happened. His friends described how William was wading through shin-deep waters at 2:30pm when he fell into the drain.Although the drain is guarded by a railing, William is believed to have fallen into the 1.2-metre drain after stepping through the railing. His friend said they tried to rescue him but he was then swept away by onrushing water at the intersection of Mindu Road and Mandalay Road. Link ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 poor boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jasonjst 3rd Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 (edited) I think not the first leh , years ago someone also fell into a small longkang at Boon Lay and drowned too . After that they cover all the small longkang also . Edited June 2, 2011 by Jasonjst Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTan 2nd Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 I think the boy WAS already in the knee-deep drain playing! Was caught out by a sudden gush of water. Why was he in the drain intially? You tell me! I dont think its like 'fall into the drain' kind of accident. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theone2010 Neutral Newbie June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 I think the boy WAS already in the knee-deep drain playing! Was caught out by a sudden gush of water. Why was he in the drain intially? You tell me! I dont think its like 'fall into the drain' kind of accident. so that they can sue SGD 1.8 million from PUB?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 (edited) I think the boy WAS already in the knee-deep drain playing! Was caught out by a sudden gush of water. Why was he in the drain intially? You tell me! I dont think its like 'fall into the drain' kind of accident. He was not in the canal to begin with. He was walking with his cousin when he fell into longkang along Mandalay Road and was washed into the big canal. The road was flooded and he couldn't see where the drain was. FYI.. Vivian Balakrishnan was at the scene at night after the body was recovered. Heads gonna roll leow Please read the full article A 15-year-old Indonesian boy is dead after he fell into a flooded drain and was swept away during Wednesday's heavy downpour. The dead body of the boy, identified only as William, was found by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers in the canal next to Block 82, Whampoa Drive, reported Channel NewsAsia. He had been reported missing for several hours after his friends saw him fall into a flooded drain near Balestier Road during a heavy thunderstorm. The teen, who was here on holiday, was with two other friends when the incident happened. His friends described how William was wading through shin-deep waters at 2:30pm when he fell into the drain. Although the drain is guarded by a railing, William is believed to have fallen into the 1.2-metre drain after stepping through the railing. His friend said they tried to rescue him but he was then swept away by onrushing water at the intersection of Mindu Road and Mandalay Road. Edited June 2, 2011 by Altivo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 That stretch of canal used to be my bro and my playground!!! That time the sides were sloping type. We would catch fish, crab and monitor lizard. We would walk along the canal from the mosque to st george place. It brought back lots of memories. Pity the boy drowned there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 this is the spot where he fell in and was swept away into the canal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theone2010 Neutral Newbie June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 He was not in the canal to begin with. He was walking with his cousin when he fell into longkang along Mandalay Road and was washed into the big canal. The road was flooded and he couldn't see where the drain was. FYI.. Vivian Balakrishnan was at the scene at night after the body was recovered. Heads gonna roll leow Please read the full article A 15-year-old Indonesian boy is dead after he fell into a flooded drain and was swept away during Wednesday's heavy downpour. The dead body of the boy, identified only as William, was found by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers in the canal next to Block 82, Whampoa Drive, reported Channel NewsAsia. He had been reported missing for several hours after his friends saw him fall into a flooded drain near Balestier Road during a heavy thunderstorm. The teen, who was here on holiday, was with two other friends when the incident happened. His friends described how William was wading through shin-deep waters at 2:30pm when he fell into the drain. Although the drain is guarded by a railing, William is believed to have fallen into the 1.2-metre drain after stepping through the railing. His friend said they tried to rescue him but he was then swept away by onrushing water at the intersection of Mindu Road and Mandalay Road. nowadays MPs really walking the ground, showing concerns. in the past, i think they don't even bother to drop by. well done! my concern is, can they take it or not? every accident & incident must drop by, really must work as full time MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unidentified 1st Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 this is the spot where he fell in and was swept away into the canal 15yrs old?swept away in that small drain? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 nowadays MPs really walking the ground, showing concerns. in the past, i think they don't even bother to drop by. well done! my concern is, can they take it or not? every accident & incident must drop by, really must work as full time MP. no lah... VB is not the MP. He is the Minister for EWR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 15yrs old?swept away in that small drain? Road was flooded till shin level. He couldn't see where the drain was... so fell in and was swept away. If the water at shin level at the road.. you can imagine the over flooded drain would be much deeper than what the picture shows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Twincharged June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 It's hard to imagine what really went on. I thought it was only some minor rainfall, but apparently in that particular location there was a flood (shin-deep water level?) and the waters were not stagnant, but rushing with enough force to sweep the kid off his feet and carry him along. Like I said, it's hard to imagine flash flood and the power of water flow without actually being there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightkids 6th Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 this is the spot where he fell in and was swept away into the canal are you sure is this long-kang.....? very shallow leh...... anyway, there goes our money again if the families wan compensation...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 are you sure is this long-kang.....? very shallow leh...... anyway, there goes our money again if the families wan compensation...... Ask Asiaone.. they say one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_kkh 1st Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 (edited) His friends described how William was wading through shin-deep waters at 2:30pm when he fell into the drain. Although the drain is guarded by a railing, William is believed to have fallen into the 1.2-metre drain after stepping through the railing. from the picture, above, where got railing? Edited June 2, 2011 by Tom_kkh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightkids 6th Gear June 2, 2011 Share June 2, 2011 It's hard to imagine what really went on. I thought it was only some minor rainfall, but apparently in that particular location there was a flood (shin-deep water level?) and the waters were not stagnant, but rushing with enough force to sweep the kid off his feet and carry him along. Like I said, it's hard to imagine flash flood and the power of water flow without actually being there. Ha ha ha ha................... 50 years freak accident AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! you gotto change name to Sinkapore liao...... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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