BACOLOD CITY – A man drowned in a river in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, January 14.
A 25-year-old drowned in a river in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, January 14. His body was found two days later. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office)
Police withheld the name of the 25-year-old victim, a resident of Barangay Handumanan here.
Police Major Joeil Reclamado, Murcia police chief, said the victim went swimming with his friends in a resort on Sunday.
However, he slipped on a rock and carried away by the strong river current.
Reclamado said the victim went missing for two days. The victim’s body was found on Tuesday morning, January 16.