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+ May 19, 2021 A FISHERMAN died while his three companions survived in a collision of two watercraft off Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
Police Major Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, said the incident took place around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, three miles from the shore of Patalon village, this city.
Chang identified the fatality as Edwin Tabada Rosalina, 51, a resident of Purok 4 in Patalon village.
Unscathed were Reynante Galvez, Guillermo Galvez, and Arnel Galvez.
Chang said investigation showed that Rosalina and his companions were fishing aboard a motorboat that was accidentally bumped by a light boat of a local fishing firm skippered by Gregorio Yalon, 53.
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