TINOC, Ifugao – An 11-year old boy died after he drowned in a deep portion of a river when he and his friends went swimming at the border of Poblacion and Ap-apid, here, Wednesday.
Police authorities identified the victim as Joe Marie Atuyao Lablabeng, 11 years old, and a resident of sitio Amgaday, Gumhang, Tinoc, Ifugao.
Initial police investigation showed the victim, together with two companions, decided to go swimming in a river near their place when he suddenly swam into the deep portion of the said river that eventually resulted to his being drowned.
The deep portion of the river was allegedly being used to wash gravel and sand in a nearby quarry site of a contractor but it does not have the appropriate permit from the concerned local government unit.
By Dexter A. See