AUTHORITIES recovered a fifth victim in the Angeles City building collapse on Thursday, May 28. (Angeles City Information Office)
ANGELES CITY – A fifth body was successfully extricated from the debris of the collapsed building here as search and rescue operations continued early Thursday morning.
City officials said that the male victim was carefully pulled out from the rubble at around 7:57 a.m. and was turned over to the City Health Office for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) procedures.
Authorities recovered a cellular phone near the area where the victim was found. It has been turned over to the Scene-of-the-Crime Operatives for proper examination and documentation.
Search, rescue, and clearing operations remain in full swing under the Unified Command.
Responders continue efforts to locate and recover remaining individuals possibly trapped in the debris. Officials said that operations will continue until all missing persons are accounted for.
Five people were confirmed dead, 15 missing, and 26 were rescued in the incident as of posting time.