600 people searched for 3 missing 9th grade students
During the search, people discovered the children's clothes left on the river bank.
On the morning of March 10, Mr. Hoang Van Triu - Chairman of the People's Committee of Ia Rsươm commune (Krong Pa district, Gia Lai), said that the authorities and people are still searching for 3 9th grade students who went swimming in the river and went missing.
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Ba River, where the students bathed before going missing |
According to Mr. Triu, on the afternoon of March 9, the commune received a report from local people that three 9th grade students of Le Quy Don Secondary School, Dao Hoang Thanh Tinh, Tran Minh Loi and Dao Minh Lam (all residing in Cho village), went swimming in the Ba River, passing through Hung Phu 1 village and went missing.
Immediately, the commune mobilized forces including police, military and local people to search, at one point more than 600 people participated.
During the search, people discovered the children’s clothes left on the riverbank. “Until now, the three students have not been found. We only know that they are missing and suspected of drowning. Authorities are still deploying forces to search under the river as well as along the Ba River,” said Mr. Triu.

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