PCG: Coast Guard Dagupan continues searching for a male teenager who drowned while swimming with his friends in Lingayen Beach, Pangasinan last Saturday, March 12.Β
The victim, Rushly Lois Gorospe, was reportedly celebrating the birthday of one of his friends and went swimming on the beach. However, strong waves dragged Rushly and three others.Β
His friends were rescued by the personnel of Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) Lingayen, but Rushly remained missing.
The incident was immediately reported by the PNP-Lingayen to Coast Guard Station (CGS) Dagupan. A search and rescue operations yielded negative results and was temporarily suspended due to poor visibility in the area.
Meanwhile, CGS Dagupan advised all water craft transiting in the area to be on the look-out and report to the nearest Coast Guard station if the victim is sighted.