Fun swim turns fatal: 12-yr-old boy drowns in Solana creek while enjoying with friends

Solana, Cagayan - What was meant to be an enjoyable swim ended in tragedy for a 12-year-old boy in Solana, Cagayan, after he drowned in a creek on Sunday, September 21.  

The victim, hidden under the name “Butch,” a 12-year-old Grade 6 pupil, is a resident of Barangay Dassun, Solana.  

Solana Chief of Police Lt. Col. Stanley Banan, as reported by a local media source, narrated that Butch went swimming that day in the creek with two other boys identified as Jacob, 11, and Art, 10. 

While at the creek, Jacob and Art recounted that Butch dived into the water and tried to swim but was quickly taken away by the strong current, which led to his drowning. 

Startled, the two immediately sought help from nearby residents, who came and managed to recover Butch’s body from the water.

The 12-year-old was quickly transported to the Solana Rural Health Unit before being transferred to a private hospital in Tuguegarao City, where the attending physician declared him dead on arrival.

Solana PNP Chief Banan confirmed that the incident was not related to any typhoon or weather disturbance as the weather condition when the incident happened was ‘generally normal’.