A 20-year-old man from Bacolod City lost his life on Monday afternoon, Dec. 29, after drowning during a swimming excursion with friends at Hacienda Santol, Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City.
The victim, a resident of Purok Santo Domingo, Barangay Banago, was declared dead at the Talisay City Health Office following a retrieval operation by local authorities.
The police said the victim was at a river at Hacienda Santol when he stepped on a rock, lost his footing, and slipped into a deep section of the water.
The victim did not know how to swim and immediately began to struggle, calling for help, the police report said.
A companion attempted to rescue the victim, but the young man submerged and disappeared beneath the surface before help could reach him.
Following a report from a concerned citizen an alert team from the Talisay police was dispatched to the scene.
A coordinated retrieval operation was launched with the Talisay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) eventually recovered the victim’s body from the river.*
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