Singapore coroner rules Indian singer Zubeen Garg’s death accidental drowning

Directly addressing a concern raised by Garg’s widow about the finding by the PCG that there was no foul play, State Coroner Adam Nakhoda said the PCG had carried out a comprehensive and thorough investigation in this case.

Instead, he found that Garg’s death was “simply due to an unfortunate and tragic accidental drowning” and that no one had forced, coerced or pushed him into the water.

There was also no evidence that the swimmers rescuing him had deliberately held his face under water, Nakhoda said.

Garg, 52, had been intoxicated, and this likely impaired his judgment in his decisions, Nakhoda said. This included his removal of his life jacket during his first swim and his “steadfast” refusal to wear it on his second swim.

This was despite being told to don the equipment by the yacht captain and other passengers.