SINGAPORE - Multiple safety lapses led to the death of a Police Coast Guard (PCG) trainer, who fell into the water and was struck by the propeller of a safety craft. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coroner Christopher Goh said this in his report dated June 21.
Mr Ong’s colleague, Mr Melvin Tan, saw the trainer in a half-squat position and cranking the engine of the outboard motor of the safety craft. The footage also showed the craft hitting the wall of a pontoon and circling back towards Mr Ong. He was then seen swimming towards the oncoming craft, which went over him.
There were deep cuts across his mouth that extended to the neck region, and he had multiple cuts across his chest. Coroner Goh noted that Mr Ong, who was considered a competent and experienced diver, was previously a regular with the Singapore Armed Forces, and had served his entire career with the Naval Diving Unit.
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