Boy drowns in Lucena lagoon

LUCENA CITY –– An 11-year-old boy drowned in a man-made lagoon here on Wednesday, police said Thursday.

Lieutenant Colonel Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, identified the victim as Jerry Boy Adal, an elementary student, and resident of the coastal village of Dalahican.

A police report said Adal went with several classmates for a swim in a lagoon at a construction site in the village around 5 p.m.

Adal was swept to the deep portion of the lagoon and drowned.

He died while being taken to the Saint Anne General Hospital.

Edited by Lzb