Man drowns while crossing raging river in Sariaya, Quezon

LUCENA CITY — A 47-year-old man drowned in a river in Sariaya town in Quezon after being swept away by strong currents amid heavy rains, police said. The victim, “Armando,” a resident of Barangay Sampaloc Bogon, was crossing the river at about 4 p.m. Tuesday to check on his cows. He failed to return home.

A HEROIC mother drowned after jumping into a river to save her son. The tragedy unfolded on August 16 during a family fishing trip to Des Plaines River at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, Illinois. Angelina Khalimendik, 31, jumped into the river after her 7-year-old son was swept up by the water. She helped her son

Illinois mom Angelina Khalimendik, 31, drowned in the Des Plaines River after jumping in to save her 7-year-old son during a fishing trip.

A 20-year-old man, identified as Kombat Yaw Yiremiah, has drowned in a river separating Ghana and Togo at Tambalug in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region.