CIDG: Ateneo drowning not an accident, took place 700 meters from resort

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) on Wednesday said their investigation so far indicated that the fatal drowning of two Ateneo de Manila University student-athletes was not an accident.

“The incident did not actually happen in front of the resort. It was about 300 to 700 meters away. The recovery effort was only 300 meters near the resort because they were swept by the current,” CIDG director Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II said in a press briefing in Camp Crame.

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Asked whether the incident could still be categorized as an accident, Morico answered, “Right now? No, it’s not.”

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The Aurora Provincial Police Office previously said the incident occurred some 300 meters away from a beach resort in Dipaculao, Aurora. /das

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