A FAMILY of six was rescued by members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after the pump boat capsized following a storm surge along the municipal seawaters of Sibongan, southern Cebu on Thursday, June 20.
The victims were reportedly on their way back to Bohol after attending a relative’s burial in Cebu.
The accident happened at around 9:20 p.m., involving one pump boat.
Police, in a report, revealed that they received a call about the capsized pump boat on Thursday evening.
Immediately after, officers also informed the Philippine Coast Guard and Sibonga Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) personnel to respond to the incident.
The victims were identified as Federico Flores, 72; Desiderio Flores, 42; Sarah Sacedon, 48; and Atis Flores, 78.
Also with them were a 15-year-old boy and a 5-year-old child.
All the victims onboard were residents of Barangay Mantatao in the municipality of Calape, Bohol province.
The victims reportedly ferried on the boat from their hometown to Sibonga, Cebu to be present for the burial of a relative on Thursday.
After the burial, they immediately went back on the boat and began their journey back home.
However, the family encountered a storm surge while navigating the seas off the coast of Sibonga, which damaged their pump boat.
