DOLE: Another Filipino fisherman found dead in collapsed Taiwan bridge | Global News

DOLE: Another Filipino fisherman found dead in collapsed Taiwan bridge

By: - Reporter / @KHallareINQ
/ 03:33 PM October 03, 2019

This picture taken on October 1, 2019, shows the wreckage of a fishing boat after a bridge collapsed in the Nanfangao fish harbor in Suao township in Ilan county, eastern Taiwan. AFP

MANILA, Philippines — The missing Filipino fisherman from a collapsed bridge in Taiwan was found dead, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has confirmed.

According to DOLE, the lifeless Romulo Escalicas Jr. was discovered 11:28 a.m Thursday.

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The death of the Filipino fisherman has brought the total number of casualties to three. DOLE first confirmed that two Filipinos were killed in the bridge collapse.

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A towering arch bridge collapsed Tuesday in Nanfangao in eastern Taiwan, and sent an oil tanker on it falling into boats underneath.

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DOLE earlier reported that five overseas Filipino workers were injured in the incident.

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