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Vacationing siblings drown in La Union

- Jun Elias -
April 20, 2010 | 12:00am

CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union , Philippines  – A 10-year-old boy and his 15-year-old sister drowned after they were swept away by strong currents of water while swimming at a beach in Barangay, Nalvo Sur, Luna, La Union last Sunday.

Chief Inspector Reynaldo Ligutan, Luna police chief, identified the victims as siblings Harold and Ina Abellana, both residents of Las Piñas City.

An elder sister of the victims, Jhunalice Abellana, 24, and her boyfriend Wendy Valdemor, 29, survived the incident.

“We were hit by big waves. My brother and sister were carried by the strong currents of water while my boyfriend and I managed to swim along the shoreline,” Jhunalice said.

ABELLANA

BOYFRIEND

CHIEF INSPECTOR REYNALDO LIGUTAN

HAROLD AND INA ABELLANA

JHUNALICE

JHUNALICE ABELLANA

LA UNION

LAS PI

NALVO SUR

SISTER

WENDY VALDEMOR
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