Published May 24, 2021, 10:47 AM
DAVAO CITY – Four individuals, who were trapped in a fallen coconut tree in the middle of a rampaging floodwater in Barangay Don Enriquez Lopez in Mati City, were rescued Sunday afternoon, May 23.
The rescued victims were identified as Liza Castillo, 33 years old; Cherry Mae Casamiro, 19; Jumaira Lamudok, 11 and Ace Budta, 12. The four were reported to be bathing in Bitan-agan River when the water abruptly rose from the heavy rain in the mountain area.
SAFE AND SECURED. Victims of a flash flood which were rescued while holding on to a fallen coconut tree are being attended to by medics Sunday, May 23, in Brgy. Don Enriquez Lopez in Mati City. (Mati CIO)