Abra river drowning victim found after 16 days

BAGUIO CITY —  After more than two weeks, search teams finally found the body of a drowning victim at the river in Barangay Quillat, Langiden, Abra on Wednesday.

Joseph Borreta, 32, from Agtangao, Bangued, Abra’s capital was reported missing after he drowned while crossing the river on Dec. 4, 2023.

For more than two weeks, search teams from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Bangued, Bangued and Langiden town police, troops from the Cordillera police Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) 15 aided by villagers conducted operations. They were later joined in by personnel of the Langiden Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, San Quintin and Pidigan town MDRRM.

Even Ilocos Sur PDRRM search teams joined in locating Borreta until this week. He was found floating along the river in Langiden town on Wednesday morning.