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Lost young man wandering the streets in Rizal, Kalinga reunited with family

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Rizal, Kalinga — A man from Bulacan who was missing for a month was found wandering in Rizal, Kalinga; and through the help of the police, he was reunited with his family.


The man identified as John Sebastian Walet, 24, was missing since October 20, 2021.


According to the Rizal Municipal Police Station, the man was seen by the constituents wandering around the streets of Barangay Calaocan, where he had been giving inconsistent responses about himself.


The police were only informed about him when a concerned citizen called their office at 11:30 PM on November 18, saying there was an unfamiliar man sleeping inside the Rizal Multi-purpose Cooperative in Upper Calaocan.


This prompted the police to proceed to the area where then they saw this man sleeping on the porch of the building. The responding personnel woke him up and requested him to open his bags.

The man who was later identified as Walet obliged and when the police didn’t find any contraband inside his belongings, he was invited to spend the night at the Rizal police station for his safety and to further know his identity.


Walet, who was hesitant at first, went with the police upon realization that the latter meant no harm.


Reuniting the man with his family


When he was already at the police station, the police were able to get his identity and get the name of his dad and aunt. With this, the personnel of Rizal MPS was able to trace Walet’s family through Facebook, and it was then they learned that the man had been missing for a month.

Through a video call, Walet’s aunt instantly confirmed that the man who was found in Rizal was her missing nephew.


While waiting for his family to get him, Walet was accommodated and stayed at the police station. On November 19, Walet’s dad and family arrived in Rizal.


Meantime, according to the Rizal PNP, Walet is now undergoing psychological counseling, his father informed during their conversation this November 24.


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