NDP participant, 47, dies after collapsing at rehearsal

The 47-year-old man was from the OneChangi contingent for the parade and ceremony segment of NDP 2025. PHOTO: ST FILE

Wong Yang

UPDATED Jun 21, 2025, 04:37 PM

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SINGAPORE – A participant in the National Day Parade (NDP) died after collapsing at the end of part of the rehearsal at the Padang , said the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) on June 21.

The 47-year-old man was from the OneChangi contingent for the parade and ceremony segment of NDP 2025.

Mindef and CAG said the incident happened at 11.23am . The man was immediately taken to the on-site medical post. Upon arriving at 11.26am , he was attended to by the medical officer on duty.

The man was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation immediately, but he remained unresponsive.

At about 11.40am , he was transferred to a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) ambulance on standby to be taken to Singapore General Hospital , where he arrived just before noon . Efforts to resuscitate the man continued on the way to the hospital.

The man was pronounced dead at about 12.20pm , said Mindef and CAG.

“Changi Airport Group and the NDP 2025 executive committee are in contact with the family and providing full support during this difficult time. We extend our deepest condolences to the family,” they said.

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