PUBLISHED ONSeptember 15, 2026 11:47 AMUPDATEDSeptember 18, 2026 2:53 PMBYLim KeweiA woman who was found sitting dangerously on a 16th-floor HDB stairwell ledge was rescued and taken to hospital on Monday (Sept 14) night.
The 41-year-old was subsequently apprehended under Section 7(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008, the police said in response to AsiaOne's queries.
The woman was seen in the precarious position just after 9pm on Monday at Block 123B Rivervale Drive, reported Shin Min Daily News.
A resident living on the 17th floor, who gave her name as Feng Jingting (transliteration), told the Chinese paper that her son alerted her to the incident at about 11pm.
Feng, 63, said her neighbour saw the woman perched on the ledge. Police officers and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel were at the scene.
A photograph obtained by Shin Min showed the woman sitting sideways on the railing, facing the stairwell.
When Feng later opened her door, she found SCDF officers outside her flat preparing rescue equipment.
"I heard the woman say, 'Nobody understands me' twice, then the police told me to close the door," the resident claimed.
She added that the woman was rescued at about 11.25pm.
The SCDF told AsiaOne it received a call for assistance at about 9.30pm on Monday.
It deployed nets, and rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) rappelled from the unit above to rescue the woman.
A safety life air pack was also set up at the foot of the block as a precautionary measure.
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