FOUR treasure hunters died when they suffocated inside a cave, they were exploring in Kadingilan town, Bukidnon, police and rescue officials said Monday.
Captain Larry Mahlin, Kadingilan police chief said one victim identified as Rey Gallardo, a resident of Valencia City was already pulled out from the cave by rescuers on Monday morning.
Mahlin said they are still waiting for the cadaver bags to get the three remaining miners who are presumed dead inside the cave in Sitio Tinago, Barangay Cabadiangan.
“We are also waiting for a ladder to lower the bags to the cave,” Mahlin said.
Mahlin said the fatalities were part of a group of eight treasurer hunters who went inside the cave to search for the fabled Yamashita treasure last Sunday.
He said a nearby police station sent a distress radio message that the hunters informed them they needed help.
Robert John Laguna, a member of the Kadingilan Disaster Risk Reduction Management office said they did not enter the cave because the area smelled of carbon monoxide.
Laguna said the cave is laced by a labyrinth of passages that can pose potential risks to rescuers.
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