PUERTO PRINCESA CITY —- The body of 62-year-old local fisherman David Palatolon, who was reported missing in the southern Palawan town of Bataraza on Monday, Feb. 8, was found Wednesday by a search team of local maritime officers.
Refel Palatolon, son of the victim, said in a phone interview on Thursday that he believed his father was attacked by a crocodile, based on the injuries found on the body.
Palatolon, a resident of Sitio Kayas-Kayasan, Barangay Rio Tuba, Bataraza, went missing after going out to spearfish on Feb. 8, near his place.
A report from the Coast Guard District Palawan said the barangay officials and the search-and-rescue team of the 2nd Special Operations Un…
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