Man drowns in Cagayan River

TUGUEGARAO CITY — The body of a 33-year-old man was recovered on Good Friday, April 3, after he drowned the previous day along the Cagayan River in Barangay Maxingal, Lal-lo, Cagayan, the town information office reported.

Rescuers from the Coast Guard, police, and Maritime units had been scouring the river since Thursday.

The body was found Friday morning, brought to a funeral parlor, and later turned over to his family, with a wake held thereafter.

In a separate incident in Claveria town, Coast Guard personnel rescued a 38-year-old man who was swept by seawaters while swimming in Centro 1 village on Friday.

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The man, reportedly intoxicated while having a picnic with friends and relatives, was brought to the rural health unit for a check-up and was later cleared.

Earlier, on Wednesday, a police officer and Coast Guard members saved three children from drowning in Aparri, Cagayan, after they were swept away by waves. Police Staff Sergeant Allan Ricardos and the Coast Guard team were commended for their swift action in rescuing the children alive. /mcm