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High-flying rescuer
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Mr Mohamed had to play the role of a rescuer and a counsellor. -- PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->SUSPENDED eight storeys above the ground, Mr Mohamed Affee Endra found himself playing both the role of a rescuer and a counsellor on Tuesday.
He was one of four rope access technicians charged with plucking stranded passengers from the wounded Singapore Flyer.
One of those marooned was an eight-year-old boy, who was in a capsule with his parents, brother and grandmother when the ride ground to a halt.
As he attached the boy to his rope harness for the descent, the child clung onto his body tightly and looked like he was about to burst into tears.
To allay his fears, Mr Mohamed asked the boy questions about himself - to which the boy replied calmly - and told him to close his eyes.
'Initially, the boy asked if he could be lowered together with his mum or dad. But it would have been too dangerous as neither of them had proper training,' he said.
The boy's parents and grandmother had already been winched to the ground by Mr Mohamed and his colleague, who controlled the harnesses from the capsule.
Both men work for Dive-Marine Services, a private company hired to conduct rescue operations at the Flyer.
The journey to level ground took two minutes, and Mr Mohamed and the boy touched down at around 10.30pm - about six hours after the Flyer stopped turning.
They were greeted by staff of the Singapore Flyer and Dive-Marine.
Minutes later, Mr Mohamed climbed up to the capsule again to rescue the boy's brother.
A short time later, the observation wheel started moving again. Mr Mohamed does not see himself as a hero and has one regret. He said: 'I never asked for the boy's name.'
High-flying rescuer
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Sujin Thomas
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Mr Mohamed had to play the role of a rescuer and a counsellor. -- PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->SUSPENDED eight storeys above the ground, Mr Mohamed Affee Endra found himself playing both the role of a rescuer and a counsellor on Tuesday.
He was one of four rope access technicians charged with plucking stranded passengers from the wounded Singapore Flyer.
One of those marooned was an eight-year-old boy, who was in a capsule with his parents, brother and grandmother when the ride ground to a halt.
As he attached the boy to his rope harness for the descent, the child clung onto his body tightly and looked like he was about to burst into tears.
To allay his fears, Mr Mohamed asked the boy questions about himself - to which the boy replied calmly - and told him to close his eyes.
'Initially, the boy asked if he could be lowered together with his mum or dad. But it would have been too dangerous as neither of them had proper training,' he said.
The boy's parents and grandmother had already been winched to the ground by Mr Mohamed and his colleague, who controlled the harnesses from the capsule.
Both men work for Dive-Marine Services, a private company hired to conduct rescue operations at the Flyer.
The journey to level ground took two minutes, and Mr Mohamed and the boy touched down at around 10.30pm - about six hours after the Flyer stopped turning.
They were greeted by staff of the Singapore Flyer and Dive-Marine.
Minutes later, Mr Mohamed climbed up to the capsule again to rescue the boy's brother.
A short time later, the observation wheel started moving again. Mr Mohamed does not see himself as a hero and has one regret. He said: 'I never asked for the boy's name.'
