Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has directed the Council on Children’s Protection and the Angeles City Police Office (ACPO) led by Col. Amado Mendoza to conduct an investigation into the death of a 7-year old kid who drowned along the Abacan River System on Saturday afternoon.
The victim identified as Crystal Joy C. Montano, 7 years old, and a resident of 178 Bilirian St., Visayas, Arian, went swimming along the Abacan River in Angeles City unsupervised.
The victim was playing with her friends when she took a dip in the river and drowned, according to the victim’s father, Philip P. Montano.
Mayor Lazatin has also instructed the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) to immediately provide assistance to the bereaved family.
Mayor Lazatin has warned residents particularly those living near the Abacan River System to refrain from swimming along the tributary for their own safety.
Both sides of the Abacan River had been developed as secondary routes in and out of Angeles City to contain the traffic during rush hours.
