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Cebu City, Philippines—A Japanese national died after drowning in Oslob town, southern Cebu on Thursday morning, January 2, 2020.
The victim was identified by Police Corporal Nicholas Quijano as 56-year-old Mari Nobo Kurayama.
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard try to save a Japanese national who drowned in Barangay Tanawan in Oslob town during a whale watching activity. The man arrived dead in the hospital. | contributed photo
Initial investigation shows that the victim drowned while swimming in the beach in Barangay Tanawan past 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard Central Visayas (PCG-7) managed to revive the victim and bring him to the nearest hospital but he died upon reaching the hospital.
The Oslob police are currently investigating the incident. /bmjo