CABANATUAN CITY, Philippines — A 13-year-old student drowned while swimming with his friends in Pantabangan River on Thursday afternoon.
Reports reaching Col. Jess Mendez, Nueva Ecija police acting director, identified the victim as Kaschi Parami, a resident of Barangay San Bartolome in San Leonardo town.
Initial investigation showed Parami drowned when he went to the deep portion of the water.