Person taken to hospital after DART rescuers spotted rappelling down Bukit Batok block

A person was taken to hospital after he was rescued from Block 447A Bukit Batok West Avenue 9 on Friday afternoon (June 19).

Stomper Kohji alerted Stomp to photos and videos posted on social media of the incident by Facebook user Lynne Lye Ks.

https://www.facebook.com/lthelastromance/posts/2839565019504815/

In video clips she uploaded, Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) are seen rappelling down the block.

https://www.facebook.com/lthelastromance/videos/2839564266171557/

Police were also observed at the scene and the area around the block was cordoned off with tape.

Stomp understands a dispute involving a couple occurred at the said location.

In response to a Stomp query, the SCDF said they received a call for assistance at 1.30pm.

"SCDF deployed nets and DART rescuers rappelled from the unit above as a precautionary measure," an SCDF spokesman said.

"A person was conveyed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital by an SCDF ambulance."