Poblacion in Urbiztondo town Wednesday afternoon, a belated police
report stated.
The fatalities were identified as Ailene Brian, 15, a first year high
school student; and Angelica Bataan, 14, a Grade 6 pupil, both of
Barangay Real, Urbiztondo.
Initial investigation disclosed that the victims left their house on
or about 11:00 a.m. of the same day and proceeded to the fresh water
swamp to gather edible snails, locally known as "alereg."
But while they were walking around the swamp, they stepped into an
area of more or less nine feet deep, where they submerged and drowned.
At about 5:00 p.m., the mother of Bataan, worried about her daughter
who was not at home yet, asked for help from their relatives to locate
her daughter and companion.
When they searched the swamp, they saw two seemingly lifeless bodies
floating. The two girls were rushed to the Velasquez Hospital in
Mangatarem town where they were pronounced dead on arrival by the
attending physician.
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