*Editor's note, June 12 1:56 pm: Police have responded with a statement. Two men, aged 44 and 53, were arrested for suspected drug-related offences. Investigations are ongoing.

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A man was spotted sitting on the seventh floor ledge of Block 70 Circuit Road on Jun. 10, 2020.

A video of the incident was uploaded on Facebook:

In the video, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers can be seen rappelling down the HDB block.

A man was arrested in relation to the case

Responding to queries from Mothership, SCDF said that they received a call for assistance at about 8:20am on Jun. 10.

Upon arrival, a man was seen sitting on a ledge.

A safety life air pack was deployed as a precautionary measure.

SCDF also deployed nets and the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) rescuers rappelled from the unit above to rescue the person.

"A man was arrested by the police in relation to the case," added SCDF.

Mothership has reached out to the police and will update the article once we receive a reply.

Top images from SG Chinese Community/Facebook.