LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A 69-year old man was reportedly found lifeless by his relatives along a creek at Pines Park, Balili here at around 5 am Tuesday.
Inspector Joyce Ann Dayag, public information officer of the Benguet Provincial Police Office, identified the victim as Alfredo E. Galano, 69, married, a native of Bacista, Pangasinan and a resident of Pines Park, Balili, La Trinidad, Benguet.
Initial police investigation showed the victim and his wife Rosalinda Galano reportedly went to sleep at around 1:30 am Tuesday but she was surprised to notice that her husband was no longer beside her, thus, she tried to look for him and was surprised to see him lying lifeless along a creek near their house.
The victim’s body was immediately brought to a Baguio-based funeral parlor for the conduct of the appropriate autopsy to ascertain the real cause of his death although he had no evident signs of external injuries upon his recovery.
Probers are conducting an investigation on how the victim was able to be in the area and suffer from cardiac arrest that caused his untimely demise.
By Dexter A. See