SABLAN, Benguet – A 21-year-old miner drowned in a waterfall in Barangay Poblacion here Monday, Jan. 2.
The Sablan
Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Leoncio Joe Balag-ey Lang-ay,
a resident of Sitio Naiba, Tuding, Itogon, Benguet.
The victim
and his two friends went swimming in the Towing Waterfalls at noon.
He dived
into a deep part of the waterfall but failed to emerge.
They sought
the help of authorities who discovered the victim and applied first aid.
However,
rescuers failed to revive him and was taken to the hospital where he was
declared dead.
His friends
said he did not know how to swim.
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