{
  "id": 6581495,
  "title": "Dad jumped into pool at SingPost Centre to save son, 3, allegedly left unsupervised by swim coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/dad-jumped-into-pool-at-singpost-centre-to-save-son-3-allegedly-left",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T12:10:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/father-jumps-pool/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 6, a father named Wang claims that his three-and-a-half-year-old son nearly drowned during a swimming lesson at Little Splashes Aquatics, a SingPost Centre outlet. The incident allegedly occurred when Wang was unable to supervise his son, who was left unsupervised for a period of time. Wang, who was waiting in a viewing area, says he had to jump into the pool to save his son, who was standing on a submerged platform. The swimming teacher, who was attending to another child at the time, only noticed when Wang entered the pool. The instructor allegedly responded with \"Sorry, I didn't see\" and continued teaching the rest of the class without alerting other staff. CCTV footage was eventually shown to Wang's wife, who was able to make a police report. The family has lodged reports with the Ministry of Manpower and Sport Singapore. Little Splashes Aquatics has suspended the teacher and is conducting a full internal review, including the CCTV footage, lesson arrangements and the actions taken by the teacher. The school maintains that the safety and well-being of their students is their highest responsibility.",
  "summary": "\"He kept asking us repeatedly, ‘Why the teacher did not save me?’”",
  "key_points": [
    "Three-year-old boy nearly drowns during swimming lesson",
    "Father Wang jumps into pool to save son",
    "Swimming teacher ignores Wang's rescue attempt"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}