BACOLOD City – A boy who was believed to have drowned was found dead in Malabong River in Barangay 2, Ilog, Negros Occidental.
The 8-year-old resident was found lifeless by rescuers around 10:50 a.m. on March 14.
According to police investigators, the boy went into the deep portion of the river while doing laundry with her mother.
He was rushed to the Lorenzo Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City where the attending physician declared him “dead on arrival.”/PN
