Overview
- Assistant Superintendent David Lim told the court Garg swam without a vest after earlier removing one, went motionless in the water, and related mobile-phone videos were played as part of evidence, with 35 witnesses listed to testify.
- A distress call was logged at 3:36pm, Police Coast Guard arrived in under 10 minutes, CPR was performed on the yacht and by officers, and he was pronounced dead at Singapore General Hospital at about 5.15pm.
- The autopsy found death by drowning, toxicology measured a blood alcohol concentration of 333 mg per 100 ml, and prescribed medications for hypertension and epilepsy were detected with no other drugs.
- Singapore police told the court they do not suspect foul play, and the yacht captain’s statements described repeated safety briefings and reminders to wear life jackets.
- Separate from the Singapore inquiry, an Assam Special Investigation Team has filed a chargesheet and charged several people with murder in India as family members in court sought a clear chronology of events.