Diver who helped retrieve bodies of MV Catalyn victims dies

A diver from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) who helped retrieve bodies of passengers from the shipwreck of MV Catalyn-B died of cardiac arrest on Friday. PCG Petty Officer 3 Arman Bonifacio was pronounced dead by doctors of Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital, according to Commander Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman. Balilo said Bonifacio was a seasoned diver who had also been a part of the PCG's search-and-rescue team during the onslaught of cyclones Ondoy and Pepeng. He also helped recover the remains of passengers who were trapped inside the MV Princess of the Stars when it sank off Sibuyan Island in Romblon in June 2008, according to Balilo. - Carmela Lapeña/ARCS/JV, GMANews.TV