TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The body of a 74-year-old man was found floating in an irrigation canal in Barangay Banguian, Abulug, Cagayan, on Friday, March 15.
RESCUERS retrieve the body of a senior citizen in an irrigation canal in Abulug, Cagayan. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo)
The victim was identified as Ernesto Nicolas.
Georgina Tabur, Abulug Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, said they received a report about a drowning incident at around 10 a.m.
They proceeded to the area and retrieved the victim’s body at 12:25 p.m.
Tabur said that his family was looking for him on Thursday night but failed to find him.
Investigation about the incident is ongoing.