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Balangay crew rescues woman in Romblon
By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 18:42:00 09/22/2009
MANILA, Philippines – The 21st day of a sea adventure aboard the “balangay” precolonial boat turned into an impromptu rescue mission as the intrepid crew rolled into a remote island off Romblon Monday and came upon an old woman on the brink of death.On the island of Maestro de Campo, the balangay expedition members saved 68-year-old Aurora Tomining, who was suffering from a heart condition coupled with pneumonia, team leader Art Valdez said in a phone call to the Inquirer.“She was in very critical condition when we came. There was no hospital on the island, and the last time a doctor was here was one year ago,” he said.An emergency rescue operation was launched with the help of Capt. Ferdinand Velasco and his crew aboard Coast Guard search-and-rescue vessel no. 3502, Valdez said.“She had to be flown in by helicopter to Manila. I heard she was already in Manila by Tuesday,” he said.
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