A man drowned while trying to search for his niece at the Chico River in Santo Niño, Cagayan.
According to the Cagayan Provincial Information Office, the man and his teenage niece were visiting relatives when they decided to go on a picnic by the river with five other people. While swimming, the group noticed the girl had gone missing.
The uncle jumped quickly into the river to search for her, but he failed to resurface.
Rescue teams launched a search and found the man subsequently. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
The niece’s body was recovered early the next morning, around 30 meters from where the group had been swimming.
Their family did not release a statement.
