Woman rescued from top of overhead bridge near Nex mall, detained under Mental Health Act
SCDF officers used ropes and harnesses to rescue the woman on April 2.
PHOTO: TikTok/admirer1204
PUBLISHED ONApril 03, 2025 3:33 AMByHoon Jeng JeeA woman was rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers from the top of an overhead bridge near Nex mall on Wednesday (April 2).
SCDF and the police told AsiaOne they were alerted to the incident along Serangoon Central at 2.40pm.
In a TikTok video uploaded on Wednesday, the woman can be seen sitting on the roof of a sheltered overhead bridge, with her legs dangling over the edge.
At least ten SCDF and police officers can be seen on the bridge as they attempt to reach her.
Eventually, a SCDF officer is seen on the roof of the bridge and he approaches the woman, 45, from behind before pulling her away from the edge.
SCDF said that rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team climbed onto the roof and brought the woman down to safety.
She was subsequently conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and detained by the police under Section 7 of the Mental Health Act.
SINGAPORE HELPLINES
- Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444
- Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
- Care Corner Counselling Centre (Mandarin): 1800-353-5800
- Institute of Mental Health's Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222
- Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928
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