An 11-year-old girl drowned in the river at Purok Libertad, Brgy. Ma-ao in Bago City, Negros Occidental, Monday, August 29.
Her mother is still missing.
The body of the minor, identified as Ma. Ella Gargaceran, was recovered at Taytay California in Barangay Ma-ao, the Bago Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported.
The DRRMO received a call regarding the drowning incident at 1:41 p.m. Monday.
Still missing as of this writing is her mother, 43-year-old Myra Gargaceran.
The minor tried to retrieve her slippers that were floating in the river, but she drowned., the DRRMO report said. Her mother tried to save her, but she too was swept away by strong current, it added.
The current was strong due to heavy rain, Bago DRRMO head Merijene Ortizo said.
Their search and rescue operations will resume 7 a.m. Tuesday, August 30.*
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