Human skull found floating in Cagayan River

Cagayan, Philippines – A man in Lasam, Cagayan, who failed to come home last year after fetching his carabao in the mountain, could be the human remains found floating in a river recently.

Alias Tony, 53, told his wife on December 21, 2023, that he was going to get their carabao in the mountain. It was reported that before he could get to where he left their livestock, he had to cross a river which at that time had a high water level.

The 53-year-old never made it back home to his family.

On Monday, October 28, the Cagayan Provincial Information Office reported a human skull was found floating by a concerned citizen who was walking along the riverbank in Barangay Sicalao, Lasam.

After the human bones were recovered by the authorities, Tony’s wife identified them to belong to his missing husband based on the teeth arrangement. 

While a family stepped forward and identified the skull, authorities still conducted a DNA test for confirmation. The remains will be turned over to them once the results turned out positive.