Boy, 9, drowns in Nueva Vizcaya river

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya–A 9-year-old boy drowned after taking a dip in a river during a vacation in Dupax del Sur town on Christmas Day, police said.

Rogelio Villanueva II, a 4th grade student from Pangasinan province, was at a picnic with his family when he and his brother decided to swim.

Police said the boy was swept to a deep portion of the river, causing him to drown.

The victim’s father pulled him from the water and tried but failed to revive him.

Edited by TSB