R.I.P.

Bodies of dragon boat accident victims to be brought home Monday

SINGAPORE: The bodies of the five Singaporean rowers who died in a dragon boat accident in Cambodia will be brought home by a military plane on Monday evening.

The dead are 20-year old Chee Wei Cheng, 24-year old Jeremy Goh Tze Xiong, 31-year old Stephen Loh Soon Ann, 23-year old Reuben Kee En Rui and 27-year old Poh Boon San.

Their bodies were found on Sunday morning, two days after their dragon boat capsized in the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh during the annual Cambodia—ASEAN Traditional Boat Race.

Singapore Ambassador to Cambodia Tan Yee Woan said some family members of the five victims will also be on the plane.

As for the rest of the family members, they will be back on a SilkAir flight on Monday night.

The 17 members of the dragon boat team who were rescued in the accident would fly back on a commercial flight in the afternoon, together with the president of the Dragon Boat Association, Kwek Siew Jin.

At about 7.45am, en route to the airport, they stopped at the accident site to offer prayers. Some family members of the five victims were also there to perform rites. — CNA/ir

I feel sad for the families of the deceased...after all, they were there for a competition to achieve honours for Singapore. Sighs. When I read this, even thousands of kilometres away, I still feel for my fellow country-men.

Rest in peace, guys.