Six people rescued after their kayaks capsize in waters off Sentosa Cove

Madam Chen Geng Xin suffered cuts to her face, arms and legs after the kayak she was in capsized near Sentosa on May 31, 2021.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF MADAM CHEN GENG XIN
Six kayakers on a guided tour ended up in the sea after their kayaks capsized near the floating sea barriers off Sentosa Cove, on May 31, 2021. PHOTO: SINGAPORE MARINE GUIDE/FRIEDA RUIZ/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE - Minutes into her first experience kayaking across a channel, Madam Chen Geng Xin was left clinging on to a floating sea barrier off Sentosa Cove on Monday morning (May 31).

"I tried to stay afloat but the current kept sucking me underwater in different directions," said the 41-year-old self-employed enrichment services provider.

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