Three missing after huge waves wash swimmers out to sea off Zambales

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Swimmers in Zambales Swept Into Deep Sea By Huge Waves – 3 Missing – file photo – www.plnmedia.com

Local authorities are searching for three missing swimmers who have gone missing after they were swept out to sea when big waves overtook them on Monday.

Police say the missing swimmers are 41-year-old Joel Corpuz, eight-year-old Jayson Torno and 56-year-old Ernesto Estella.

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The group was said to be having a family outing when huge waves began crashing into them. The group was quickly swept into the deeper part of the area.

Initially only two were swept out to sea, but when Mr Corpuz tried to rescue them, he too shared their fate.