Search for the fisherman who drowned in Abra now put to a stop

Abra, Philippines – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Abra will cease the search and retrieval operation for the remains of Jomar Turqueza, an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) fisherman who was swept away by the strong current of Malanas River on August 2.

The PDRRMO announced this after the month-long search for the body of Turqueza in said river.

“Impakaammo ni Mr. Arnel Valdez, Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) a naan-anayen ti pannaka-isardengna ti maar-aramid a search and retrieval operation iti bangkay ni Jomar Turqueza a taga-Abualan, San Juan,” the PDRRMO reports through ‘Abra Today’ on Wednesday, August 25.

“Nupay sinawardan dagiti igigid ti karayan Abra a possible a pakaisangladan ti biktima, ngem napaay ti MDRRMC San Juan a makasarak (jay bangkay),” the report reads.

As previously reported by San Juan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), Turqueza, 28, a resident of Barangay Abualan in said municipality, went missing after the Malanas River swept him away when he went fishing with his sibling and their father last month.

Accordingly, Turqueza was on a vacation in San Juan and was just waiting for his flight back to his work as an OFW fisherman.

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