Aurora records 17 Holy Week incidents, multiple injuries

Aurora records 17 Holy Week incidents, multiple injuries | Daily Tribune

BALER, Aurora — A total of 17 incidents that resulted in multiple injuries were recorded by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) during Holy Week revelries in the Province of Aurora.

This was due to the influx of tourists during 11 to 17 April, as recorded by Summer Vacation 2025.

Based on the situational report, the recorded incidents include: Seven vehicular accidents that resulted in 13 injuries; seven incidents in the water, including six near-drowning and one individual stung by sea urchin, and 16 injuries; three trauma or medical emergency cases, which resulted in three injuries.

The PDRRMC cited that the town of Baler has five incidents, Casiguran with five and Dilasag with four, the whole towns of Dingalan, Dipaculao, and Dinalungan did not record any untoward incident.

One of the cases of near-drowning include five tourists in Sabang Beach in Baler on 17 April. The victims were swept by strong waves while swimming.

The Coast Guard Station Aurora, MDRRMO-Baler and other response teams immediately acted on the matter, rescuing all the victims.

Another incident happened at the Northshore, Sabang Beach, wherein two under the influence of alcohol almost drowned. One of the victims was given CPR while the other was immediately taken to the Premier General Hospital, while the other one was stabilized and taken to the Aurora Memorial Hospital.

Road incidents and health emergencies were also recorded, including five victims who were injured in a collision between a tricycle and a motorcycle at Sitio Hacienda, San Luis.

In Casiguran, a 77-year-old woman from the Quirino Province has allegedly incurred spinal injury after slipping at the Ecopark.

In Dilasag, a teenage boy was stung by a sea urchin while swimming at Canawer Beach, and was given immediate medical attention.

In Casiguran, two teenagers from Bulacan were involved in a motorcycle incident while a 78-year-old man incurred food poisoning.

Despite the increase of the incidents in the province, no record of death or missing was recorded, due to the fast and organized response of the local disaster councils and emergency responders.