A 51-year-old Australian national and his Filipino companion survived a near-drowning incident in this resort island Friday after a service boat where they were on board capsized.
P01 Condrito Alvarez, of the Philipine Coast Guard-Caticlan, identified the victims as Richard Allan and his female companion Jeselyn Lobo, 21, a Filipino. Three other Filipinos who are crews of the capsized boat had been rescued.
Alvarez said that based on their investigation, the incident happened around 9:10 am Friday several minutes after they boarded the Island Mariner 4 boat at Cagban Port in Malay. They were supposed to go to this resort island when the incident happened.
The said banca is a service boat of a resort here. Alvarez said inclement weather caused the boat to capsize.
Boat operators nearby rescued the victims and brought them to the PCG Office in Caticlan for investigation.
Meanwhile, Lt. Commander Jimmy Vingno, PCG head Caticlan, said that all sea sports activities including swimming at the white beach had been discouraged by their office due to inclement weather.
Boat operation also depends on the operators as long as they could survive the rough seas.
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