PUBLISHED ONAugust 21, 2026 11:30 PMUPDATEDAugust 22, 2026 7:47 AMBYSean LerA 33-year-old man seen sitting at the ledge of an outdoor garden of a commercial building in Commonwealth was rescued on Thursday (Aug 20) night.
The incident happened at about 8pm at 1 Commonwealth Lane, the registered address of One Commonwealth, a light industrial development.
A video of the incident posted on social media shows Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers rappelling down the building from the rooftop of the nine-storey building.
They are then seen accessing the floor below from an opening.
At least one safety life air pack is seen deployed on the ground floor.
@asiaone The man was safely brought in after sitting on the ledge for over two-and-a-half hours. He was later apprehended under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act. #sgnews #Singapore #Police #Firefighter #Rescue #MentalHealth ♬ original sound - AsiaOne
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police stated that officers responding to the incident had assessed that the man could pose a danger to himself.
Officers from the police's crisis negotiation unit and SCDF were then activated.
SCDF told AsiaOne that they deployed two safety life air packs as a precautionary measure, adding that nets were deployed as its Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) rescuers rappelled from the unit above to rescue the man.
The 33-year-old was brought in safely at about 10.40pm.
He was taken to the National University Hospital, where he was later apprehended under Section 7(1) the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008.
Under Section 7 of the Act, the police have the power to arrest anyone believed to be dangerous to himself or other persons.
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