Search underway for missing fisherman in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue operation for a 57-year-old fisherman who went missing after leaving home to fish off the coast of Infanta town in Quezon on early Thursday (Oct. 29).
The fisherman left home in Barangay Dinahican at around 3 a.m. aboard a white-and-orange wooden boat named MF/B Ariel. He was expected to return home at around 6 a.m. but had not turned up, according to a Thursday afternoon report from PCG Infanta.
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Initial investigations have established that the fisherman had been fishing alone near the shore using a traditional fishing method known as “kitang.” He was last seen wearing a sleeveless shirt with blue stripes and dark blue shorts.
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At 12:45 p.m., a team of coast guard personnel departed Dinahican Port aboard FBCA Jae-Ann 2 to search the waters off Infanta and neighboring Real town. The search was later expanded toward the waters off the town of Mauban. The three towns face the Pacific Ocean.
Meanwhile, PCG personnel conducted foot patrols along the coast in Dinahican to gather information and alert residents about the missing fisherman. /jpv
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