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Eight-year-old boy drowns in Occidental Mindoro
A child died by drowning in a coastal community in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday. Authorities responded swiftly to the incident in the island municipality.
LSN Philippines ·
An eight-year-old boy drowned in Sitio Balang-an, Barangay Harrison, Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, on Saturday, according to the Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog.
The Coast Guard Sub-Station Paluan dispatched personnel immediately after receiving notification of the drowning incident. Officers coordinated response efforts with the Paluan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to address the emergency.
The incident occurred in the coastal barangay of the municipality, which sits on the western coast of Mindoro island. Details regarding the circumstances of the drowning remain under investigation by local authorities.
The drowning adds to ongoing concerns about water safety in coastal communities across the region, where bathing in open water remains common, particularly among children.