SAN JOSE CITY - Authorities have fished out on Sunday the body of a 22-year-old man who died of drowning on an over flowing creek due to heavy rains brought by typhoon “Queenie”.
Supt. Peter Guibong, chief of city police, identified the victim as Rocky Donia, a resident of Sitio Palasyan, Barangay Abar 2nd, San Jose City.
Investigation showed the victim was on his way home Saturday night from a drinking spree when his feet slid on a makeshift footbridge of bamboo sticks. The strong current from the overflowing creek drowned the victim, investigation also showed.
Josefino Cleofas, village head, said the water on the creek swelled due to heavy rains brought by “Queenie.”
Meanwhile the heavy rains brought by the recent typhoon brought to near maximum level the water elevation of Pantabangan Dam, according to irrigation officials.
Engr. Antonio Nangel, operations manager of the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation System which operates the Pantabangan Dam, admitted the water elevation reached 219.7 meters on Sunday, which is barely 1.3 meters below the automatic spilling level. -Armand M. Galang
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