Singapore Coroner Hears Zubeen Garg Drowned After Refusing Life Jacket

Overview

• At the inquiry’s opening in Singapore, police investigators and videos described Garg entering the sea near Lazarus Island without a life jacket after declining a smaller vest offered to him.
• Witnesses said he turned back toward the yacht on calls to return, then became motionless and floated face down before being pulled aboard for CPR and later pronounced dead at Singapore General Hospital.
• Toxicology presented in court reported a blood alcohol concentration of 333 mg/100ml, far above Singapore’s legal driving limit, while an autopsy confirmed drowning as the cause of death.
• A pathologist and police noted medications for hypertension and epilepsy in his system, no other drugs, and injuries consistent with resuscitation efforts, with witnesses indicating no coercion or suicidal intent.
• The court was told 35 witnesses are slated to testify, family members sought a full reconstruction of events, and a separate Indian probe has charged several associates with murder as the Singapore inquiry continues.