THE body of a 14-year-old boy who had gone missing while swimming with four friends at Damon Lake in Purok 2, Barangay Luray, Toledo, on Saturday morning, September 21, 2024, was found around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24.
Randy Pedroza, of F. Rabaya Street, Sitio Kimba, Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, was floating in the lake when he was found by rescue personnel, composed of scuba divers from the Philippine Coast Guard in Toledo City, along with members of the Bureau of Fire Protection, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, and the Philippine National Police.
In an earlier interview with VoxPop Cebu, Staff Sergeant Mark Anthony Salvacion, the case investigator from Police Community Precinct 1, based in Lutopan, Toledo, said they received a call shortly after 10 a.m., notifying them about the missing boy.
It was reported that the victim and his four companions were swimming in the area, riding on a bamboo raft.
However, the four were shocked when Randy fell. They tried to pull him up, but they were unable to do so because they felt like something was pulling Randy down.
Salvacion revealed that the lake had not been utilized for swimming recently due to its depth and that several people had drowned there in the past. (DVG, TPT)
