CITY OF CALAPAN — Two male Czech tourists drowned while on an island-hopping tour with 13 other Czechs in Kayangan Lake on Coron Island in Palawan province, police said Wednesday. Tolentino said Brazda and Sefcik, with other Czech nationals, rented a boat for island hopping at about 8:30 a.m.ADVERTISEMENTThey went missing after snorkeling in Kayangan Lake. The group noticed the two missing after they went back to their hotel at about 4:30 p.m.Boat captain Menard Naval and his assistant Manuel Rendola immediately searched for the two. After an hour without finding the swimmers, they contacted the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) which launched a search-and-rescue team. The bodies were brought to the morgue of Coron District Hospital, while local government and police started coordinating with the Czech Embassy.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 15, 2017 13:41 UTC