India, Sept. 20 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday confirmed that popular singer Zubeen Garg died while swimming in Singapore without wearing a life jacket. He further revealed that Zubeen Garg was asked by the lifeguards to wear the safety gear.

Sarma said 18 people, including Garg, had gone on a yacht trip that involved swimming. The singer was later found floating in the sea.

The chief minister added that the Indian High Commissioner in Singapore, Shilpak Ambule, informed him that Zubeen Garg was asked by the lifeguards' to wear a life jacket, PTI news agency reported.

"The autopsy would be conducted on Saturday, and 'hopefully' his mortal remains could be brought to Assam in the evening," Sarma said.

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