THE body of a 35-year-old Singaporean man was found yesterday, after he fell into the Singapore River following a quarrel with his girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The body of Mr Bharat Singh was seen floating near the river bank opposite The Riverwalk complex at 9.30am.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force was called in to retrieve the man's body and he was confirmed dead by paramedics at 10.25am.

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