Manila, Sept. 2 -- The body of a teenage boy who was declared missing for nearly three days was found at Cabilogan River in Barangay Busac, Oas, Albay on Tuesday.

In an interview, Oas Mayor John Kenneth Trinidad confirmed that the body was that of the 16-year-old boy who went swimming on Aug. 31 at an irrigation area when the strong current swept him away along with his 18-year-old brother, whose body was recovered on the same day.

"Today, we recovered the body of the deceased's brother. This follows our search and retrieval operation with the assistance of the scuba divers from the Philippine Coast Guard, personnel from the Albay Public Safety and Management Office, the Bureau of Fire and Protection, the Philippine National Police, and...