Student drowns in Bulacan river
Mon Lazaro February 27, 2024 at 05:27 PM
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — A 16-year-old student drowns while swimming in a river system in Norzagaray town on Sunday afternoon.
Reports reaching Col. Relly Arnedo, Bulacan police director, identified the fatality as Jian Rivera, a resident of Barangay 188, Caloocan City.
Initial police investigation showed that the victim was with friends swimming in the river system in Sitio Calumpang Barangay Matictic in Norzagaray town around 5:30 in the afternoon when he was swept away by the strong water current.
The victim was retrieved by his companions some 30 minutes later and was rushed to the Norzagaray Hospital where he was declared dead.
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