A 22-year-old man was found dead a day after he went missing while hanging out with friends at a waterfall in Barangay Hicming, Virac, Catanduanes.

According to the police, the victim went with his friends to the waterfall where they frolicked and drank alcohol. 

A few hours later, the victim went missing. His friends tried to search for him but went home eventually thinking he simply went home ahead. 

The next day, the family searched for the victim and went to the waterfalls where they found his lifeless body floating in the water.

His family is suspicious. His mother, for one, does not believe that his friends told the truth. 

”Magtaram sinda nin totoo kung nata ta pigibo ninda yan sa aki ko, binayaan ninda duman sa falls,” she said.

The police are, as of this writing, investigating the case.

PMAJ. Emsol Icawat, Chief of Police of the Virac Municipal Police Station (MPS), advised the public to be mindful of their companions, especially when going somewhere with alcohol. 

"Siguro sa ating mga kababayan na pumupunta sa mga ganitong lugar, lalo na pag nakainom siguro kanya-kanya nalang sigurong titingnan siguro yung mga kasamahan nila kung ano nangyari,” Icawat said.