Footage of the incident was put up on social media.
The area surrounding the blue tent was cordoned off.
An ambulance and police vehicle, as well as uniformed police officers, were seen at the scene.
In response to
Mothership.sg s queries, the police said:
On July 26, 2021 at 12:28pm, the police were alerted to a case of unnatural death at Block 44 Owen Road. A 93-year-old woman was found lying motionless at the foot of the said block and was pronounced dead at scene by a paramedic. Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play. Police investigations are ongoing.
This is the highest number of suicides recorded since 2012.
This increase was observed in all age groups, with a 7 per cent increase in number of suicides for youths aged 10 to 29 years old and middle-aged adults aged 30 to 59 years old.
The number of elderly, age 60 and above, who took their own lives was the highest since 1991.
The 154 deaths was a 26 per cent increase from 2019.
While there were a higher number of suicides, there was a small drop in the number of calls made by the elderly to the SOS 24-hour Hotline from 4,816 in 2019 to 4,455 in 2020.
Among those who revealed their age, calls made by the elderly in 2020 dropped from 20 per cent to 17 per cent.