After more than a week of search and retrieval operations conducted by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) and other rescue teams in Bulacan, the body of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in the river of Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan has finally been recovered.
(Photo courtesy of Jun Tolentino)
The MDRRMO said the body of Cyrez Dela Cruz was found by construction workers who were building a dike at the riverside of Barangay Sto Nino at around 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1.
The Calumpit municipal government headed by Mayor Lem Faustino extended its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, relatives, and friends of Cyrez.
It will be recalled that Cyrez and his friends were swimming in the river on September 23 and decided to swim across to Barangay Calizon.
On their return to Frances River, the boy sprained his ankle and called for help from his friend, “Sako” who grabbed his arm in an attempt to rescue him.
While trying to save the boy, they both began to sink, and Cyrez's hand slipped from his friend’s grip.
The river's strong current carried the boy away. Sako managed to survive.