17-year-old girl taken to hospital after being apprehended at Punggol block during wee hours
A teenage girl was apprehended by the police at a Punggol carpark building on June 10.
Stomper Amir spotted netting hanging from the side of a multi-storey carpark at Block 628 Edgedale Plains.
He shared photos and said: "If I'm not wrong, it was a teenager."
In response to a Stomp query, the police confirmed that they received a call for assistance at 2.15am.
A 17-year-old woman was apprehended under Section 7 of the Mental Health Care and Treatment Act 2008.
She was conscious when conveyed to the hospital.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force also confirmed that they received a call for assistance at 2.20am.
Upon arrival, a person was seen standing on a ledge.
Two safety life packs were deployed as a precautionary measure.
Nets were also deployed and Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team rescuers rappelled from the unit above to rescue the person.
SCDF conveyed the person to Sengkang General Hospital.
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