Girl, 7, drowns in San Fernando
A seven-year-old girl drowned while collecting seaweed with her cousins in barangay Sangat, San Fernando town, southern Cebu Wednesday morning.
Tricia Gedaro, a grade 2 pupil, did not make it to the Carcar Provincial Hospital.
Her cousins, aged 9 and 11, were rescued.
The children were with their 69-year-old grandmother Erlinda Gedaro collecting seaweed during low tide.
Tricia may have accidentally slipped and fallen into the deep portion of the sea, saidPO1 Salvador Saavedra, San Fernando police desk officer.
Her two cousins jumped into the water and tried to save Tricia but they almost drowned because they didn’t know how to swim.
Two fishermen passing by pulled out the three children from the sea.
However, Tricia was already unconscious.
A case of near-drowning was reported in Moalboal town, southwest Cebu.
An 18-year-old student was swimming with friends in sitio Panagsama, barangay Basdiot last Wednesday afternoon when the incident happened.
Raphael Ouano, a resident of Maria Luisa Subdivisionin Cebu City, was brought to the South General Hospital in Naga City.
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