Fil-Canadian Drowns While Rescuing Boy

Filipino Canadian Michael Lumahang, 39,  drowned while trying to help rescue a 12-year-old boy, Laurent Peralta, from the Ottawa River in Canada on Saturday, August 23, reports Inquirer.net. Lumahang was trying to help rescue  the son of a neighbor, when he was swept up in the strong current of the Ottawa River near the Champlain Bridge.