<![CDATA[4 year old gal died at Changi Beach...]]>I believe learning how to swim is an important skill for all children and watching over young children like a hound is imperative. I would rather be mistaken as a paranoid parent than lose a child in reality. However, I am not putting blame on the parents, just stating my stand as a parent for my child So Sad.... :sad:



A four-year-old girl was swept out to sea at Changi Beach on Sunday, and died while on the way to the hospital.

Nur Nadhirah Atiqah was found about 15m from the shore after a stranger swam into the sea to help look for her. The young girl was at the beach with her family for an early Father's Day celebration, according to The New Paper.

Her heart had stopped beating when she was rescued from the sea, but was restored when a female stranger administered CPR to her. She was unable to survive the subsequent trip to the hospital, however.

Nur Nadhirah had been playing in the sea with her cousins at about 1:15pm when a wave washed over her and she went missing. An emergency call was then made, and an ambulance was dispatched to Changi Beach.

Her father, Muhd Imran, told Lianhe Wanbao that he had allowed her to play in the water with her cousins as one of her sisters was unwell. Her mother had been taking care of her younger sister.

\"After she was lost, I kept shouting her name and a man went into the water to find her,\" he said, adding that after she had been found and brought back to shore, another stranger gave her CPR to revive her heartbeat.

According to reports, doctors later found that there were foreign objects blocking Nur Nadhirah's throat.

Muhd Imran said, \"I watched her take her last breath. If only I had been more careful, she would not have died. I will have to carry this regret with me for the rest of my life.\"

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/23069/4-year-old-gal-died-at-changi-beachRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 16:40:45 GMTTue, 14 Jun 2011 09:41:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:47:28 GMT]]>all i can say is where is the father…??? the wife look after the other sick child.


pure negligence !

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/449536https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/449536Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:47:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:30:52 GMT]]>

smartmummy:
I decided that I have to teach swimming to my kids when they grow, when I saw the news that a teen died in the beach.The teen didn't know how to swim.He lied to mother go somewhere else.Then he went to the beach to celebrate one of his friends birthday party.Really dangerous with water.Life is precious.


Even my kids in playground my eyes follow them.

This is the disadvantages of hightec gadgets.I heard a couple addicted to computer/facebook game.They didn't take care their baby proberly.Then the baby dead.These all heart breaking news.
:shock:
:sad:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447176https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447176Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:30:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:28:47 GMT]]>I decided that I have to teach swimming to my kids when they grow, when I saw the news that a teen died in the beach.The teen didn’t know how to swim.He lied to mother go somewhere else.Then he went to the beach to celebrate one of his friends birthday party.Really dangerous with water.Life is precious.


Even my kids in playground my eyes follow them.

This is the disadvantages of hightec gadgets.I heard a couple addicted to computer/facebook game.They didn’t take care their baby proberly.Then the baby dead.These all heart breaking news.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447171https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447171Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:28:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:11:42 GMT]]>

atrecord:
I am not a very good swimmer. When I was in JC, my ECA clubmates went to Desaru (I had to give it a miss) and when they came back, they had a horror story to tell. Apparently 2 good swimmers were almost washed out to sea by strong currents, but they finally managed to swim back to shore after struggling for a long time, totally exhausted.


Since then I have not even swam in any beach at all - only swim in pools - as I know it can be dangerous. Go beach, at most play a bit of water near the shore.

I am surprised that parents can allow kids to swim alone at beaches.
alot of people underestimated the power of the sea. even now and then there are news of adults getting washed away by under water currents and wadsoever.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447087https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447087Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:11:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:38:08 GMT]]>

LKVM:
poppy15:

dunno what the mummy is so engrosssssssssed in on her ipad.... :mad:

sekali KSP.com

I wouldnt dare to move my eyes off from DS even though he knows little bit swimming now.....

I do that too when dd started her swimming lesson until now even she had already gotten her gold stars.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447056https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447056Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:38:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:17:18 GMT]]>I am not a very good swimmer. When I was in JC, my ECA clubmates went to Desaru (I had to give it a miss) and when they came back, they had a horror story to tell. Apparently 2 good swimmers were almost washed out to sea by strong currents, but they finally managed to swim back to shore after struggling for a long time, totally exhausted.


Since then I have not even swam in any beach at all - only swim in pools - as I know it can be dangerous. Go beach, at most play a bit of water near the shore.

I am surprised that parents can allow kids to swim alone at beaches.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447025https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/447025Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:17:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:27:25 GMT]]>I was at a mall yesterday and saw 2 women chatting, their kids were running around the automatic doors right outside the carpark…


these 2 kids were placing their hands in between the automatic doors!!! gosh, mind you, these 2 women looks like in their early thirties but not bothered about what their kids were doing… Faintz…

Parents assume nothing will happen in Singapore but surely it does not consititute to such complacency … Kids might be maturing at a faster rate but nonetheless, they are still kids and as parents, we should be watching out for them… if they are able to fend for themselves, they won’t need us…

Just my thoughts,

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446974https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446974Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:27:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:56:52 GMT]]>

bigsnoopy:
You mean her 2 DD cannot swim and she still looking at her ipad? She must be crazy.

they were not swimming, just splashing abt by the side. u know in some pools, there's another step just by the side where u can step on.

the little gal ran towards the pool but instead of sitting down & easing herself down gently, she though she can jumped instead, but instead of putting her foot down on the step, she lost her balance & fell forwards into the water. guess she must hv panic & struggled violently.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446936https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446936Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:56:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:39:54 GMT]]>You mean her 2 DD cannot swim and she still looking at her ipad? She must be crazy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446858https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446858Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:39:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:37:32 GMT]]>happen to come across a true incident. happens @ safra yishun swimming pool.


this mummy was so engrossed on her ipad, sitting under the shades while her 2 DDs were playing abt in the shallow side of the pool.

how i know those 2 were her DD? cos they climb out of the pool on & off to bite a piece off ther sandwich their mum was holding onto.

i sat beside the mum & was watching these 2 gals munching away. ( donch worry, there were 4 adts watching over 4 kids in my family inside the pool). i was out of the pool taking fotos.

suddenly, one of her gal jumped into the waters, missed her footing & slipped under waters. her mum was unaware of all these happening until i shook her, telling her abt her gal.

she dashed across & jumped into the pool. luckily the little one was alright, except choking non stop & crying. she must be frightened off. poor little thing.

dunno what the mummy is so engrosssssssssed in on her ipad.... :mad:
sekali KSP.com

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446855https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446855Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:37:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:13:23 GMT]]>Seems like every sch holiday sure got some drowning cases...

:sad: :sad: :sad:
:imdrowning: :imdrowning: :imdrowning:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446783https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446783Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:13:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:49:16 GMT]]>It’s so sad to hear this… whenever my kids are in the pool, I make sure I will try to be there with them.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446745https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446745Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:49:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:35:35 GMT]]>what a father’s day celebration =.="

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446269https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446269Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:35:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:30:39 GMT]]>children shld never be left unsupervised when in water, not to mention the open sea is even more dangerous.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446264https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446264Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:30:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:06:34 GMT]]>

bigsnoopy:
Even u know how to swim also very difficult to waddle yourself above water. They don't have the strength for it and not even adults. Have you tried out the artificial wave pool in Gold Coast. I nearly drown in there despite the fact I know how to swim. That's why I don't allow DD to play in the sea. U never know when the wave will come. I feel so sad for the family.

True I agree.....but some skills is better than no skill, it removes at least the initial fear factor as we never know what quantum of wave is hitting. I agree albeit I can swim, I still have the fear of swimming in the sea water.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446243https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446243Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:06:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:02:50 GMT]]>Even u know how to swim also very difficult to waddle yourself above water. They don’t have the strength for it and not even adults. Have you tried out the artificial wave pool in Gold Coast. I nearly drown in there despite the fact I know how to swim. That’s why I don’t allow DD to play in the sea. U never know when the wave will come. I feel so sad for the family.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446235https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446235Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:02:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:53:54 GMT]]>

poppy15:
oh dear, why was she left alone to play with her cousins? i mean, hw come the father not watching over them, even from a distance :?


:sad: news again...
I sometimes feel pai sey to be paranoid but when I read reports like this, I find that being paranoid may not be bad sometimes.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446227https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446227Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:53:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:52:52 GMT]]>

LKVM:
😞 😞 too sad for me to read


heart broken right? :sad:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446226https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446226Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:52:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:52:17 GMT]]>

Oppsgal:
Letting kids learn to swim must remember to teach them safety too.


Some kids thought they know how to swim then go to swim in the big sea. :imdrowning:
That is a good point too.

However, we also want to prevent freak accidents like this, i.e. unknown wave sweeping her, if she could swim, at least she would try to waddle herself above water and wait for help.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446225https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446225Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:52:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:49:31 GMT]]>Letting kids learn to swim must remember to teach them safety too.


Some kids thought they know how to swim then go to swim in the big sea. :imdrowning:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446221https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446221Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:49:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 4 year old gal died at Changi Beach... on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:45:03 GMT]]>oh dear, why was she left alone to play with her cousins? i mean, hw come the father not watching over them, even from a distance :?


:sad: news again...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446209https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446209Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:45:03 GMT