Two men involved in cleaning a well in Barangay Panamihagan, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur died after they were suspected to have suffocated down the well.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Lagonoy, the first man who descended about 20 feet reportedly entered the well without safety gear. After he failed to resurface, another man went down in a rescue attempt but he, too, failed to come back up.
When firefighters and rescue personnel arrived at the scene, the two men were already dead in the well.
"Duman po sa mga igwang lugar na arog po kaiyan [na] may mga bubon or may mga manual pa an saindang deep-well, may kalot, siguro po, kung kaipuhan na babaon ito, mag hagad na muna nin advise sa mga eksperto, sa mga mga tatao kung papano itong tamang proseso man," SFO4 Joey Villarama, the Officer-in-Charge of Lagonoy BFP, said.
