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Deaths of Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia The Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City , Philippines , accepts the resignation of men's basketball coach Tab Baldwin following th
Confirmed
Statements by the university said the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team were on a conditioning exercise last Monday near the shoreline, but strong waves swept several of them into deeper water. Father Yap said the university had formed an independent fact-finding panel, who will investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of student-athletes during a team-building activity.
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Former Tall Blacks coach Tab Baldwin has resigned after two athletes he coached at a Manila University drowned while on a training exercise in the Philippines. Statements by the university said the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team were on a conditioning exercise last Monday near the shoreline, but strong waves swept several of them into deeper water. The others were rescued, but Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili lost their lives. The American-Kiwi was stood down while the university and government agencies investigated the incident in Dipaculao, northeast Philippines.
What's confirmed
- Statements by the university said the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team were on a conditioning exercise last Monday near the shoreline, but strong waves swept several of them into deeper water.
What's still developing
- Statements by the university said the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team were on a conditioning exercise last Monday near the shoreline, but strong waves swept several of them into deeper water.
- Father Yap said the university had formed an independent fact-finding panel, who will investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of student-athletes during a team-building activity.