We lost Darwin... rest in peace. You're in all your friends' thoughts. Even the old ones, like me, who have lost contact but will always remember you...
(News) Wakeboarder dies after falling into sea
TRAGEDY OFF PUNGGOL
Wakeboarder dies after falling into sea
Divemaster, 35, foams at the mouth
Heart stops beating soon after
HE loved the sea.
And in a twist of fate, he died while he was out at sea.
Mr Darwin Peh, 35, was wakeboarding with a group of friends near Pulau Seletar off Punggol on Sunday afternoon when he suddenly fell into the water.
The New Paper understands that he was foaming around his mouth when his friends pulled him out of the water.
When they could not revive him, they placed him in recovery position - on his side - and rushed back to shore.
It is understood that Mr Peh's heart had already stopped beating before they reached the mainland.
Someone called for an ambulance and Mr Peh got to Changi General Hospital at about 2.30pm.
Doctors pronounced him dead soon after.
Police have classified the case as unnatural death and investigations are ongoing.
Mr Peh was cremated yesterday and this morning, his family and friends will gather for a ceremony to scatter his ashes into the sea in a final send-off.
'He really loved the sea,' said one of his friends who declined to be named.
Mr Peh, who has a girlfriend, is a divemaster with Waikiki Dive Centre.
He runs his own public relations and branding company.
The New Paper understands that he wakeboards regularly with Ponggol Sea Sports Acccessories - which operates wakeboarding courses and clinics.
When contacted, the operator declined to comment about the incident.
Pro-wakeboarder and instructor Kevin Tan, who used to represent Singapore in international competitions and has been involved in the sport for over 10 years, said: 'So far, there has not been any such incidents.'
As far as he knows, this is the first time someone has died wakeboarding here, he said.
The sport, which is a cross between waterskiing and surfing, has been around for over 15 years but started getting popular here only in the last 10 years.
Wakeboarders use the wake created by the boat as a ramp to propel themselves into the air, perform a series of manoeuvres, then land on the other side of the wake.
One of Mr Peh's relatives said that he enjoyed all kinds of sports.
He went mountain climbing and jogged regularly.
It is understood that he even trekked up K2 - which is known to be the world's second-highest mountain in the Karakoram segment of the Himalayan range - last year.
Said the relative who declined to be named: 'Darwin was a good man, and he lived a meaningful life.
'He was very active and sporty.'
When The New Paper visited his home at Chiltern Drive, off Braddell Road, his mother shook her head when asked if he had any medical conditions.
She declined to say more, except: 'We're very sad.'
On the online networking site, Facebook, one of his dive buddies and close friend posted an album, entitled 'In loving memory of our dearest friend Darwin'.
It contained photographs of their dive trip in Thailand's Ko Lanta last December.
One of his friends, who has been on dive trips with him, said: 'He was very cheerful and very sweet.
'It's very difficult for us to believe he's gone.'
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