A 94-year-old woman who had been reported missing earlier in the day was found dead beside a river in Barangay Punao, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 20.
Police identified the woman only as alias “Punay,” a widow and resident of Sitio Bandera, Barangay Refugio, Calatrava.
The San Carlos City Police Station received a report at around 5:50 p.m. that a woman was lying beside the river.
Responding personnel proceeded to the area and found the woman unresponsive.
Police said she was already lifeless when examined at the scene.
No visible injuries were found on her body during the initial examination, police said.
Further investigation showed that the woman had reportedly been missing since Tuesday morning.*
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