On a picnic, 5 Nghe An students tragically drowned
(Baonghean.vn) - A group of secondary school students organized a picnic at Trai Xanh dam in Bac Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, but unfortunately 5 students drowned and died.
At around 1:00 p.m. on May 30, a group of about 15 students from Trung Thanh Secondary School (Yen Thanh district) went to Trai Xanh dam (in Bac Thanh commune) to organize a picnic.
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| Trai Xanh Dam in Bac Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh - where the incident occurred. Photo: Thai Hong |
While playing near the water's edge, a child slipped and fell into a deep hole. At that moment, a group of 5 children jumped in to save her and wrestled with each other under the dam. A boy named Hiep saw this and jumped in to save a girl. The other children saw this and shouted for help.
Upon receiving the news, local people and authorities rushed to the dam to rescue them, but by the time they were brought ashore, 5 children had died, including 4 females and 1 male.
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| 5 students, including 4 girls and 1 boy, drowned. Photo: Thai Hong |
The identities of the five students who drowned include: Nguyen Thi Ngan (born 2005), Nguyen Thi Giang (born 2005), Tran Long Nhat (born 2005), Nguyen Thi Trang (born 2005) and Cao Thi Nuong (born 2005), all 8A students at Trung Thanh Secondary School.
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| Trai Xanh Dam, where the tragic drowning incident occurred. With an increased capacity of over 200,000 m3 of water, the dam provides irrigation water for 55 hectares of agricultural land and domestic water for people in 3 highland hamlets of Bac Thanh commune. Photo: Google Maps |
Currently, Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee, Mr. Phan Van Tuyen, has arrived at the scene to direct the handling of the incident. In the immediate future, the district will support 5 million VND/victim for the families to take care of the children's funeral.
