DFA Gives Update that Maldives Couple’s Remains Flown To Sri Lanka
MALDIVES COUPLE – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) gave an update that the remains of Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla were flown to Sri Lanka.
The incident that took the lives of a newly-wed while they were enjoying a special moment in their lives left countless hearts broken. Many were saddened about the Filipino couple who drowned in Maldives.
Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla just married on December 18, 2018. Both nurses from Laguna, they were high school sweethearts and were together for 10 years already.
On January 9, 2019, the newly-wed couple flew to Maldives for their honeymoon. Unexpectedly, supposedly there for a happy time, the Filipino couple drowned in Maldives.
The Maldives couple were reportedly brought to the nearest local hospital but they were declared dead on arrival. Initially, even their families could not believe what happened to the couple.
Around Php 1.2 million is needed to bring home the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Lagradilla. Their families have already talked with the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The DFA assured the family of the Filipino couple drowned in
Based on a recent report on GMA News Online, the DFA gave an update that the remains of the Maldives couple were already flown to Sri Lanka at 12:50 in the morning, Tuesday (Philippine Time).
The remains of the couple were on-board a Sri Lankan Airlines flight that is bound to Colombo.
According to the DFA, the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Male helped make the arrangements in bringing home the bodies of the Maldives couple.
Based on the report, a relative of Leomer and Erika was also on the same flight carrying the remains of the couple. The couple will be embalmed in Sri Lanka before their remains would be flown back to the Philippines.
We’ll keep you posted for further updates regarding the bringing home of Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla’s remains.
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