The drowning of Ms Chew Jia Tian, 33, was ruled a tragic accident.
Ms Chew Jia Tian, founder of a business selling bath and body products, drowned while kayaking off Sentosa island in October 2023.
The group set out at about 9.30am. The three kayakers were joined by a fourth, Mr Kum Chee Tong, who had seen the trio paddling towards Lazarus Island.Upon seeing this, Ms Chew paddled towards Mr Lee to help. But her strength was ebbing away and her paddling had slowed down, and she told Mr Lee: “Sorry, I can’t.”Tributes pour in for woman who died in kayaking incident off Sentosa
Ms Chew had bought the device from Decathlon a day before the trip. According to the sporting goods retailer, if the crotch strap is not used, the device may slip off the user.
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