MUST WATCH, Mag_aso_falls, Bohol, Philippines,

[arun kumar]

Near-death experience on trip to Mag-Aso falls on the island of Bohol. Here are the falls. We had just gotten there. It had been raining, but stopped. The falls are about 25 feet tall. The water collects in a pool. It’s not deep. There’s a bamboo raft. These guys were swimming/playing on the raft. Closer to the falls. There is some space behind the falls. The two guys went back there. This is the view down-stream. It’s very shallow. Notice the picnic table. This is the same table shown later. It got very loud. Water came out of nowhere.. The two guys had nowhere to go. I took this picture before I realized what was happening. This picture was taken perhaps 30 seconds later. Another view downstream. That’s the same picnic table. Water is still rising fast. A view of the falls, as they now look. Those two guys are still back there. No one saw them swept away, so maybe they’re still alive… The water is full of bamboo, mud, etc. It’s still surging, very loud. At this point, there are a lot of people waiting to see if those guys are okay. This is the last picture I took. More than an hour later and the falls are still at flood stage. We left on the last bus back to the city. I don’t know if those guys made it out alive. July 4 Bad news… We heard the bodies of both guys were found today. I’ll post more if/when I hear more. July 5 Bohol news still has not reported this. Why? Can anyone explain to me why not? Bad for tourism> Every local reporter I’ve emailed has ignored me. Only the local discussion forums are talking about this. July 9 Bohol news did finally report this. I’ve received maybe 40 emails from locals-some who knew the guys. The bodies were discovered more than 5 KMs downstream. The funerals were a few days ago. Thanks and Regards Arunakumar. S 9844836039 Associate Software Engineer