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23 September
2019, Calgary – The remains of Jefferson Cruz, the 42-year-old overseas
Filipino worker who drowned in Lake Snye, Fort McMurray, Alberta on 23 August
2019 after saving the life of his kababayan, will be repatriated to
the Philippines.
Upon hearing the
news about the death of Mr. Cruz, Consul General Zaldy Patron of the Philippine
Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary immediately
contacted the Canadian authorities to check the whereabouts of the
remains. He also met with Mr. Cruz’s brother, who is also
based in Fort MacMurray, in Edmonton, Alberta to assist the family in the repatriation
of the remains to the Philippines.