Woman Dies in Drowning Incident in Murcia, Negros Occidental

A 57-year-old woman lost her life on Wednesday after drowning in Purok Villarosa, Barangay Damsite, in Murcia, Negros Occidental. The victim was found by a local resident named Jomarie around 3:44 p.m. following reports that she had been washing clothes along the riverbank of Purok Paghimakas prior to the incident.

When personnel from the Murcia Fire Station and the Murcia Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) arrived at the scene, the victim had already been pulled out of the water by residents of Purok Villarosa. An initial examination revealed that she was unresponsive, without a pulse and not breathing.

Further evaluation by the MDRRMO team identified visible injuries, including swelling on the back of the head and puncture wounds with lacerations on both sides of the temporal area. Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.