A 50-year-old man who went missing from Punggol has been found dead, more than one day later.
Mr Tony Hou Wen Li was found in the waters off Coney Island on Wednesday (24 June) morning and pronounced dead at the scene, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF).
SPF had appealed for information on his whereabouts on Tuesday (23 June).
It said that Mr Hou was last seen at about 5.20am on the same day, in the vicinity of Block 178 Edgefield Plains.
Source: Google Maps
He was wearing a dark-coloured shirt and shorts and carrying a black backpack.
Anyone with information was requested to contact the police via its hotline or submit information online.
On Wednesday morning, a netizen posted a photo on the Complaint Singapore Facebook group.
It depicted a number of police vehicles parked close to the shore on Coney Island.
Source: Complaint Singapore on Facebook
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received a call for assistance at about 8.50am on 24 June.
The body of a 50-year-old man was subsequently retrieved from the waters off Coney Island.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at about 9.20am, told MS News that he was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.
No foul play is suspected, according to preliminary investigations.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from Singapore Police Force and Complaint Singapore on Facebook.