Girl drowns in Bulacan resort

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga , Philippines — A 10-year-old girl drowned during a family excursion in Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan on Saturday.

The victim and her relatives were swimming in a resort in Barangay Pulong Sampalok when she drowned, according to Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr., Central Luzon police director.

Relatives did not immediately notice the incident until an excursionist saw the girl floating in the pool at around 4 p.m.

Relatives rushed the girl to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.