2 fishers drown in Camarines Sur
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LEGAZPI CITY — Two persons drowned Monday while catching fish in Garchitorena town in Camarines Sur province, a police report said Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Garchitorena police said in a report that the victims were Rodolfo Bruso, 48, and Avelino Valencia, 73, both of Barangay 1.
Initial investigation said strong current carried away the two while fishing around 10:30 a.m. off the shores of their village.
Residents immediately conducted search-and-rescue operations, but lost them when the current swept them farther away.
Their bodies were recovered around 1:20 p.m. at the shores of the village, the report said.
Article continues after this advertisementJanet Bombase, head of the municipal disaster risk reduction and management office, said the two could have drowned in a deep portion of the water.
Article continues after this advertisement“The residents said the victims were fishing in neck-deep areas with possibly strong current,” she said in a phone interview on Tuesday.
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