33-year-old Chew Jia Tian drowned while kayaking off Sentosa Island in 2023, possibly due to a missing buckle in her PFD from Decathlon.

33-year-old Chew Jia Tian, who drowned while kayaking off Sentosa Island in 2023, may have been wearing a faulty personal flotation device (PFD) with a missing buckle, according to the Maritime Port Authority. The investigation found that the crotch strap of her life jacket was folded with a missing part of its buckle, suggesting a defect. Chew had purchased the PFD from Decathlon just a day before the tragic incident.

July 04, 2024
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