Philippines: police investigate priest's mysterious death

January 19, 2012

Police in the Philippines are investigating the death of an Australian missionary priest whose body was found floating in a river.

Father Douglas Rowe had been inspecting a plot of land for his parish on the island of Cebu when he disappeared. He was soon found in the river. An autopsy is being performed to help determine the cause of his death.

 

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Further information:

• Philippines police investigate suspicious death of Aussie priest (CathNews)