Alejandro Canene : “58-Year-Old Man Missing in Moalboal After Swim”

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CEBU CITY, Philippines – Search and rescue operations are still ongoing for a father who went missing after swimming in the seas off Moalboal on Saturday, May 11.

Authorities in Moalboal received a missing person alert on Saturday concerning a 58-year-old man identified as Alejando Canene, a resident of Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City.

According to Police Captain Claudio Gako, officer-in-charge of the Moalboal Police Station, the Canene family went swimming along Basdaku Beach in Brgy. Saavedra on Saturday morning.

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Around noon, as the family prepared to head home, some of Canene’s relatives saw him swimming back to shore to retrieve his belongings.

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The concern grew when Canene did not return to shore, prompting his daughter, Geneva Canene, to seek help from authorities.

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Search and rescue efforts involving the Moalboal Police Station, Philippine Coast Guard personnel, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bantay Dagat, and volunteer scuba divers were immediately mobilized.

As of 11 a.m. on Monday, May 13, Alejando Canene has not been located.

Officer Gako stated, “The retrieval operation is ongoing, with coordination efforts with neighboring municipalities in progress to locate the victim’s body.”

Moalboal, a fourth-class municipality approximately 88 kilometers southwest of Cebu City, is a popular tourist spot for beach lovers and diving enthusiasts.

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