Fishermen find body floating at sea

Two fishermen found a body floating off the waters of barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City yesterday morning.

Jose Ybañez and Romeo Pino found the body of a man drifting along the current of the seawaters beneath the Marcelo Fernan Brdige, already in the state of decomposition.

Homicide investigator SPO2 Rolito Jumao-as estimated the man to have been dead for about five days and described the body as that of someone around 25-30 years old, 5'4" tall, of medium build with a dark complexion and straight short hair. He was wearing a dark-green round neck t-shirt and blue denim shorts with a red patch marked with the letters RRJ.

The body was brought to the Rolling Hills Funeral Services in Banilad, Mandaue City, for autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Follow-up investigation still being conducted to identify the fatality. - Norvie S. Misa, UV-Journalism intern