TO THE RESCUE. Personnel from the Coast Guard Sub-Station in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur rescue three individuals onboard a motor banca, which capsized on Dec. 13, 2023 due to strong waves. Authorities say the watercraft was transporting a casket with a cadaver. (Photo courtesy of CGS-Cantilan)
BUTUAN CITY – Three persons were saved by the personnel of Coast Guard Sub-Station in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur (CGS-Cantilan) after their boat capsized Wednesday afternoon off the coast of Barangay San Pedro.
In its report on Thursday, the CGS-Cantilan said they received a report from a concerned citizen on the motor banca.
The report added that the watercraft, with three onboard, was transporting a casket with a cadaver for burial services.
“A team was immediately sent to the specified area of incident and sighted the capsized motor banca with its three passengers and a casket,” the report said.
The passengers were turned over to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office of Cantilan.
“The boat was underway to a cemetery to bury the onboard casket when it encountered big waves and capsized,” CGS-Cantilan said.
The victims underwent medical examination while the casket with a cadaver was turned over to a funeral parlor. (PNA)
