A man who saved his young neighbor from being electrocuted died in a General Santos City hospital recently. His death, however, was not in vain because the child he rescued from certain death has considered him a hero for the feat.
"He's a hero to me, to us," said France Quiapo, 8.
The child said he is grateful to Abelardo Bombita, Jr. who was rushed to hospital and was placed in critical condition after the incident.
Quiapo said he and friend Jesmark Barrete, 11, were playing Tuesday morning when he tried to get his slipper that his playmate threw on the roof.
He climbed on the roof but it was too late when he realized that there was electrical current running on it, Quiapo said.
The shock caused the child to fall unconscious.
Barrete tried to follow Quiapo but collapsed as well.
Neighbors said Bombita tried to save Quiapo but he too, was electrocuted.
After 29 hours in the Intensive Care Unit, Bombita died.
Bombita's father, Abelardo, said the family is not holding Quiapo responsible for the death.
"It was an accident," he said. From a report of Chat Ansagay, ABS-CBN General Santos