Teenager feared to have drowned as Typhoon ‘Luis’ batters Antique

By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr. - 10 years ago

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — A teenaged boy was feared to have drowned in Antique on Saturday afternoon due to huge waves and strong winds brought by Typhoon “Luis.”

Cedril Nabio, 17, was still missing as of Sunday, after he was swept away by waves at 4:20 p.m. while swimming in Barangay (village) 3 in the capital town of San Jose, reports of the San Jose police station and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed.

Four fishermen, who went missing on Saturday, were rescued in the waters off Patnongon and Sibalom towns on Sunday, Broderick Train, PDRRMO executive officer, said.

Train said the decomposing remains of an unidentified woman were washed ashore in Pandan town. It was still unclear how and where the woman died.

No storm signals were raised in Western Visayas but heavy rains and strong winds had been experienced since Saturday especially in Iloilo.

Commodore Athelo Ybañez, Coast Guard Western Visayas commander, said Coast Guard station commanders were directed to suspend travel of sea craft on their discretion if sea conditions worsened.

Travel of passenger boats between Iloilo and Guimaras Island was briefly suspended on Saturday due to bad weather, according to Lt. Cmdr. Dominador Senador III, Iloilo Coast Guard station commander.