The Technical Support Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15 conducted a Search Rescue and Retrieval (SRR) operation in Brgy. Lubas, La Trinidad, Benguet on the afternoon of September 27, 2023.
According to PLT KYLE MEZZANINE D LUMIWES, Executive Officer of TSC, RMFB15, a Search Rescue and Retrieval (SRR) operation was conducted by his team after receiving a call from a concerned citizen informing them of a drowning incident in Pipingew, Brgy. Lubas.
Reports from TSC, RMFB15, disclosed that the 6-year-old victim and her older sister were walking at the side of the road when suddenly, the victim accidentally slipped and fell into the concrete drainage. The victim was then drifted away by the strong water current brought about by the heavy downpour.
The TSC, RMFB15, together with the Bureau of Fire Protection-La Trinidad, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and Barangay Officials immediately rescued the victim, who was brought to Benguet General Hospital for medication but was declared dead by the attending Physician. **PRO CORDILLERA-PIO