Second body found in case of 3 Nghe An students drowning

Huy Thu• June 24, 2019 11:00

(Baonghean.vn) - All night long, the police and army forces, in coordination with the local militia, actively searched for the drowned students in Thanh Chuong and found the body of the second student.

The scene where the search and rescue operation is taking place for three drowned students in Thanh Tuong commune, Thanh Chuong district.

On the Lam River dike, many people gathered to watch the search.

Participating in the rescue on the river on the morning of June 24, there were more than 20 officers and soldiers of Thanh Chuong District Police, PC07 Department of Provincial Police with related specialized vehicles and more than 70 people from the local police force, militia, self-defense force, village team leaders...

A quick meeting in the mobile shelter on the sand of the rescue forces.

Oxygen pump for river diving.

On the riverbank, forces took turns diving and searching... to search for the bodies of drowned students.

Some boats served the diving team around the location where the children drowned, while others were deployed along the riverbank to search for the children's bodies.

Mr. Luu Van Hoa - Chairman of Thanh Tuong Commune People's Committee said: Upon receiving information about the drowning, the commune immediately sent forces to the scene to participate in the rescue and sent a delegation to visit and encourage the victims' families. Throughout last night, nearly 200 police, military, and local militia forces worked hard to search the river section where the drowning occurred and along the Lam River. The Chairman of Thanh Chuong District also went to the scene.

At 10:00 a.m. on June 24, the body of a second student, Nguyen Quang Thong, was found floating at Nhot beach, nearly 1 km from the scene of the drowning.