The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued and assisted a distressed woman in the Batangas town of Balete on Thursday (Aug. 27).
The PCG Batangas Station said its personnel from the Balete sub-station received a report from the village chief of Barangay San Sebastian about a woman near a cliff along the shoreline of Taal Lake who required immediate assistance to prevent a potential accident, because of the hazardous rocky terrain and rough conditions on the lake.
During the rescue operation, however, the woman evaded the responding Coast Guard personnel, climbed the cliff, and then scampered towards the lake where she dove before the Coast Guard and members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) managed to secure her.
The woman was identified through documents found among her belongings. She had no apparent physical injuries but was unable to communicate coherently.
Photo courtesy of PCG Batangas station
She was temporarily sheltered at the barangay hall while authorities coordinated with the concerned local government offices and her family.
The woman was later turned over to the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office for appropriate intervention and further assistance