A first grade girl in Nghe An slept in a classroom closet for more than 4 hours, causing the whole commune to search for her.

On the morning of May 16, Ms. Dam Thi Phuong - Principal of Quynh Giang Primary School (Quynh Luu District), said that NTKN - a first grader at Yen Luu remote location, returned to school after being given a day off to stabilize her health and psychology. This is the girl who fell asleep in a student locker for more than 4 hours, causing the school, parents and local authorities to search for her.

According to Ms. Phuong, after recess on the morning of May 15, N.'s homeroom teacher was shocked when she did not see the girl in the classroom. The students in the class did not know where N. was. The homeroom teacher immediately reported to the school board.

The position where the girl slept for more than 4 hours. Photo: GVCC

"Upon receiving the news, all the teachers at the school started searching. But they searched every corner of the school but still could not find her, and the school gate was closed. At that time, the school informed the family," Ms. Phuong said. After searching with her family but still not finding any results, the school reported to the authorities, Quynh Giang Commune Police and Quynh Luu District Education and Training Department.

Immediately afterwards, the loudspeakers of Quynh Giang commune and the loudspeakers of the parish church continuously broadcasted announcements to find the girl. Similarly, many Facebook pages with large numbers of followers in Quynh Luu district also posted information about the search. The police also checked the cameras of houses near the school to search but did not find any images of the girl recorded.

"While checking the camera, we discovered two young men wearing masks on a motorbike heading towards the school, so many people were worried. They thought it would be a bad thing. At that time, we could say we were panicking, and the whole commune joined in the search," Ms. Phuong said.

The girl was picked up by her father after waking up. Photo: NDCC

While the school, parents, local people and authorities were trying to find her, at 1:30 p.m. the same day, the girl suddenly crawled out of a school supply locker at the end of the classroom. At this time, her classmates were preparing to start their afternoon classes.

"In fact, the girl slept for more than 4 hours in this closet. When the girl woke up and walked out, she was quite shocked to know that everyone was looking for her. This closet has 2 compartments underneath, one of which is locked, leaving only the other. Because this compartment is very small, no one thought the girl could crawl in there to sleep, so they didn't come here to look for her. No classmates saw her crawl into the closet either," Ms. Phuong added.

According to the school leader, at the beginning of the morning class, the girl reported to the teacher that she had a stomachache, and the teacher then rubbed oil on her. After the girl woke up, the school let her take the afternoon off so her family could pick her up to stabilize her health and mental state.