An Giang: 5 children died from tragic drowning | News



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On the night of September 13, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Le Thanh Dong, Chief of Police of Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province, confirmed with Reporter Thanh NienAt noon on the same day in Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien district, 5 children drowned while bathing in a lake.

According to initial information from the functional branch of Tinh Bien, around 1:00 p.m. on September 13, a group of 6 children from 2 to 13 years old (residents of this hamlet of Ca Hom, Van Giao commune) met in a lake with an area of ​​about 1,000m2 behind a house to grow melon for one person in Van Giao commune for bathing.

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on the same day, the local population discovered that 5/6 children drowned in the lake, including: Nèang Chanh Tha (9 years old), Nèang Soc Na (10 years old), Nèang Net (12 years old) , Nèang Na Ry (13 years old) and Chau Chanh Die (2 years old). Naang May in particular was lucky not to have an accident. Although after discovering the incident, people tried to take the victims to the Van Giao commune medical station for emergency care, but failed.

Senior Lieutenant Colonel Le Thanh Dong reported, “Immediately after receiving the incident information, the district police coordinated with the An Giang Provincial Police to examine the scene and investigate the accident. Currently the Provincial Police continues to work on clarifying the case. After implementing the prescribed procedures, the police handed over the bodies of the victims to the next of kin to deal with the incident.

It is known that among the children who drowned, there were 2 students from Vo Truong Toan Secondary School and 2 children from Van Giao Primary School (Tinh Bien District). All the children could not swim, while the lake where they had the accident was about 2 meters deep.

Immediately after hearing about the incident, Tinh Bien district leaders and related agencies visited and shared the loss of families with drowned children.




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