Inquirer·Philippines·Friday, September 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM

Aeta girl swept away in Zambales river found dead

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Joanna Rose Aglibot

Aeta girl swept away in Zambales river found dead — Rescuers recover the body of a 7-year-old Aeta girl who went missing after the carabao-drawn cart he was riding with his father was swept away by a strong river current in Botolan, Zambales (Photo courtesy of PCG Zambales)

OLONGAPO CITY — The seven-year-old Aeta girl (not boy as earlier reported) who went missing after the carabao-drawn cart he was riding with his father was swept away by a strong river current in the Zambales town of Botolan has been found.

The girl was recovered on Thursday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a day after his 35-year-old father, identified as Simeon Candule, was found dead.

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The father and daughter had been missing since Tuesday when the cart they were riding home overturned after a strong and fast-flowing current from an upland area swept them downstream.

Carabao-drawn carts are a common means of transportation in the Aeta community, where residents still have no proper road connecting their community to other areas./coa

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