Coast Guard personnel and local responders attend to an eight-year-old boy who drowned in Sitio Balang-an, Barangay Harrison, Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, on Saturday, Aug. 22. The boy was retrieved from the water and given CPR but was later declared dead by a physician. (Photo courtesy of Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog)
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — An eight-year-old boy drowned in Sitio Balang-an, Barangay Harrison, Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, on Saturday, Aug. 22, according to the Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog.
The Coast Guard Sub-Station Paluan said its personnel immediately responded after receiving a report about the incident and coordinated with the Paluan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) to provide emergency assistance.
A local resident retrieved the boy from the water. Responding personnel immediately performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an attempt to revive him.
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