Missing tourist found dead near Zambales island | Inquirer News

Missing tourist found dead near Zambales island

Missing tourist found dead near Zambales island

Emergency responders and villagers in Masinloc town, Zambales rush to San Salvador Island late Wednesday (June 14) after a fisherman recovered the body of an 18-year-old male tourist who drowned at a beach in Cabangan town. | PHOTO: Cabangan MDRRMO

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Two days after he vanished while swimming in Cabangan town in this province, 18-year-old Reylie Torre Cellar was found dead on Wednesday, June 14, near San Salvador Island in Masinloc town, some 51 kilometers from where he drowned.

A fisherman found Cellar’s body floating in the water around the island at 6 p.m., said Champ del Rosario, the head of the Cabangan municipal disaster risk reduction and management office.

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Del Rosario told the Inquirer that the fisherman brought the body to the shore before alerting authorities.

Cellar’s family confirmed that it was his body.

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Cellar and his friends visited the province from Caloocan City to celebrate their win in a basketball tournament.

But while swimming, he was swept away by big waves and has been missing since Monday. INQ

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