Elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) saved a fisherman from hypothermia after he fell from his motorboat a few meters off Cliffside Resort in Barangay Tawala, Panglao town in Bohol province, a report reaching PCG headquarters in Manila said on Thursday.

The Panglao Tourist Police said that one Josemo Dacuma, 25, of Dauis town, went missing after he sailed into the open waters despite huge waves spawned by the southwest monsoon at about 7 p.m. on Saturday.

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