River current sweeps woman, grandson

ILOILO City – An elderly woman was found dead while her 10-year-old grandson remained missing after they were swept by river current in Barangay Daga-ay, Tubungan, Iloilo.

The 64-year-old Rosalinda Atabas drowned. A rescue team from the local government of Tubungan found her lifeless body at around 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Atabas and her grandson were fishing at the Jarao River at around 4 p.m. on Saturday when a strong current swept them.

The search for the body of her grandson Allan Jake was ongoing as of this writing./PN

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