A police officer who was watching a Disaster Response Training session is in critical condition after accidentally falling from the Basud Bridge in Barangay (Village) Lidong, Sto. Domingo in Albay.
Bombo Radyo identified the police officer as Froilan Baleta who works at Camp Gen. Simeon Ola in Legazpi City.
According to Police Senior Inspector Genevieve Oserin, the chief of the Sto. Domingo Municipal Police, the officers of the Regional Mobile Force Batallion-Bicol were conducting their Disaster Response Training session near the bridge, which is about 30 meters high.
The report added that Baleta passed by and wanted to watch the training session, however, he suddenly felt dizzy and fell from the bridge.
The officer reportedly sustained wounds on his legs and head injuries.
He is still under observation at a hospital’s intensive care unit.
