Missing boy swept by river in Pangasinan

DAGUPAN CITY – Rescuers from Sta. Barbara town in Pangasinan province are searching for a 15-year-old boy swept by the swollen Sinucalan River on Tuesday (July 17).

Joshua Vincent Junio Paulino, a Grade 8 pupil and a resident of Leet village, went swimming with his friends, Jerico Cruz and Elbert Marcelo, at 2 p.m. when he was carried by the strong current.

Leet barangay chairman Fernando Sotto reported the incident to the police at 8 p.m. but volunteers had yet to find Paulino. Yolanda Sotelo/lb