SAF serviceman found hanged at Changi Air Base
A regular Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) serviceman was found hanging from a rope on Saturday morning in Changi Air Base, according to a statement from MINDEF.
2nd Sergeant (2SG) Suresh Seluras, an off-duty military policeman, was found stiff, unconscious and without a pulse when the SAF medic reached the site at 9:35am and tried to resuscitate him.
The 24-year-old was evacuated via an SAF ambulance to Changi General Hospital (CGH) at 10:25am as the medic continued resuscitation efforts en route to the hospital.
Suresh was pronounced dead at 10:53 am at CGH.
In the statement, the Ministry of Defence and the SAF said they extend their deepest condolences to the late serviceman's family.
The SAF said it is assisting the family in their time of grief and is investigating the incident. A police investigation will also be conducted, it said.
It is not the first death of a SAF serviceman this year.
Just last month, a 21-year-old full-time national serviceman died after suffering breathing difficulties while taking part in a platoon exercise.
