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This is a very sad story.
“A 62-year-old man named Antonio Echaves and his four grandchildren — siblings Justine Kurt, Carl Vincent, and Moreen Intod, along with their cousin Rafael Uros — drowned after their boat capsized in Davao Gulf near Barangay Matina Aplaya, Davao City on Friday afternoon, Mar 27,” reports Rodirey Salas on ABS-CBNnews.com.
The report noted: “Based on initial investigation, the victims were supposed to go for a swim to celebrate the graduation of the family’s eldest child. Their pump boat capsized while they were on their way home. Fishermen who saw the incident went to the rescue and saved four other passengers of the boat.”
The parents of the children revealed that they “were not aware that their children had gone out for a swim with their grandfather.”
The investigation on the incident is ongoing.
