Swept away by flood while fishing, father survives but son missing
(Baonghean.vn) - A father and son went to the field together to catch fish to improve their lunch, but the floodwaters swept away the son.
At 4:30 p.m. on October 30, the search and rescue force of Nam Dan district (Nghe An) was trying to find Pham Van Phuc (2003, residing in hamlet 7, Nam Thanh commune) who was...drowning, missing in the flood.
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| Nam Thanh commune's fields are flooded by rising floodwaters. Photo: Khanh An |
At around 10am on October 30th, Phuc's father went home from the hospital for a check-up and then the two of them went fishing together in the fields.
While going to the fields, the flood water was rising. The son went first, the father followed, and then both of them fell into deep, fast-flowing water. They were swept away by the water, but the father luckily escaped death, while the son went missing.
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| A large number of authorities and people went to the flooded fields of Nam Thanh commune to search for Phuc. Photo: Khanh An |
Mr. Tran Dang Khoa - Vice Chairman of Nam Thanh Commune People's Committee added: "Currently, the District Military Command, District Police, Commune Police, Commune Militia, Commune Officials and People are using boats, canoes, and canoes to search for Phuc in the flooded fields. However, they have not found him yet"./.
