ZAMBOANGA CITY: A Vietnamese citizen and his daughter jumped from a ferry here while trying to evade deportation authorities, police said on Monday.

Police said the 37-year old Nguyen Thanh Truc and his daughter were recovered by crew members of the M/V Antonia and were brought to the Zamboanga City Medical Center before they are turned over to the Bureau of Immigration which ordered their deportation on Sunday, March 19.

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