What PUB confirmed on 21 August
PUB said after further investigation that the photograph provided in relation to the reported crocodile sighting at Pandan Reservoir on 20 August was fake. PUB ceased search operations and lodged a police report.
Police confirmed to CNA that a report was lodged and said investigations were ongoing. PUB also said water activities at Pandan Reservoir can resume from Saturday, 22 August. This supersedes the earlier suspension status.
What happened on 20 August
On 20 August, PUB was alerted to a reported sighting and photograph. The Singapore Rowing Association and Singapore Canoe Federation were told to suspend reservoir water activities, while PUB and NParks began search operations. Those actions are retained here as dated historical context, not as the current status.
The later finding means this page no longer describes a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir as confirmed or likely. The reviewed sources do not identify who created or submitted the image, why it was supplied, or the outcome of the police investigation.
What families and water users should know now
PUB says reservoir water activities can resume from 22 August. Users should still follow the latest instructions from PUB and the relevant water-sports operator for their planned activity or venue.
This correction concerns Pandan Reservoir. The reviewed sources do not announce a change to public, condo, club, or private swimming-pool operations, and they do not connect the report or fake photograph to Penguin lessons.
Penguin's correction standard
When an official update materially changes a safety report, the current status should be corrected clearly while the earlier report remains dated context. Unverified images should not be presented as proof of an animal sighting.
No reviewed source identifies Penguin Swim School, a Penguin coach, lesson, customer, or pool as involved. Penguin did not detect the fake photograph and makes no claim of preventing harm or being safer than another provider.