DAVAO CITY -- The body of a fisherman who disappeared after jumping off his pump boat last Sunday was found on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24, off the coast of Barangay Limao in Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), authorities said.
In a report released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station in IGACOS, a fisherman immediately reported to the PCG Sub-Station in Babak District after he found the body of the 34-year-old Junrex Timtim, a resident of Barangay Lapu-Lapu, Agdao, Davao City, around 12:45 p.m.
His remains were turned over to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC).
According to authorities, Timtim was no longer seen after he jumped off his pump boat amid the strong winds and huge waves off Barangay Limao.
CG Ensign Vasit Venturillo, commander of PCG Station in IGACOS, released a ‘notice to all mariners’ on Sunday shortly after Timtim went missing, advising ‘all types of vessels/ watercrafts and fisher folk’ to be on the lookout for the fisherman.