Second Warrant Officer (2WO) Poh Eng Ann was found unconscious

Airforce technician found unconscious dies

Sat, Apr 25, 2009
AsiaOne


A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) regular died on Friday evening shortly after he was found unconscious at Paya Lebar Air Base.

Second Warrant Officer (2WO) Poh Eng Ann was found unconscious at 6.05pm in a flight crew room on April 24, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).

The 36-year-old RSAF senior technician was attended to immediately by a medical team, comprising two doctors and two medics, from the air base's Medical Centre.


He was then evacuated to the medical centre where the doctors continued their attempts to resuscitate him.
2WO Poh was sent to the Changi General Hospital (CGH) at 6.51pm. and arrived at 7.02pm.

SAF doctors and medics continued their attempts to resuscitate him en route to the hospital. 2WO Poh was pronounced dead at 7.24pm at CGH.

MINDEF and the SAF extend their deepest condolences to the family of the late 2WO Poh. MINDEF will assist the family in their time of grief and is investigating the incident.