casinyeam 13-year-old boy drowns in Batangas river

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LUCENA CITY — A 13-year-old boy drowned in a river in Tuy town in Batangas province on Tuesday, Oct. 29, police said Wednesday.

The Region 4A police said the victim, identified as Justine Villas, left their house around 9 a.m. in Barangay Lumbangan and went to the river to pick up some firewood.

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After an hour, when the boy did not return, his family members searched and found him dead, his body submerged in the river.

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The mother of the victim told investigators that her son was epileptic and probably had a seizure attack when he fell into the water and drowned.

Police are conducting further investigations.

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The remains of the victim will be subjected to a post-mortem examination and autopsy to determine the cause of his death.

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For now, police have recorded the case as a “drowning incident.”

READ: 2 teens drown in Batangas river

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