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Unidentified man's body recovered near river in Quezon
Philippine Coast Guard personnel discovered the body of an unidentified man along the Pipisik River in Gumaca, Quezon on Monday morning. The discovery marks another incident of an unidentified fatality in the Southern Tagalog region.
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LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard's Southern Tagalog unit recovered a body near the Pipisik River in Gumaca, Quezon on Monday morning following a report from its local sub-station.
The deceased individual remained unidentified at the time of recovery. The Coast Guard sub-station in Gumaca was alerted to the presence of the body along the waterway and immediately initiated recovery operations.
The body has been placed under the custody of appropriate local authorities for further investigation and identification procedures. The circumstances surrounding the discovery remain under examination.
No additional details regarding the identity of the deceased or the cause of death were immediately available.