Boat capsized, father and son drowned on Hoang Mai river

Chu Minh - Viet Hung• December 18, 2019 20:00

(Baonghean.vn) - 7 people were sitting on a small boat moving on Hoang Mai river when it suddenly capsized. 5 people swam to shore safely, 2 victims drowned.

At 4:04 p.m. on December 18, Command Center 114 received a report that two people had drowned and were currently missing in the Hoang Mai River area, in the Quynh Thien commune, Hoang Mai town.

Scene of the drowning incident. Photo: Chu Minh

The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Nghe An Provincial Police, directed Fire Prevention and Rescue Team No. 9 to dispatch 1 command vehicle, 1 fire truck, 14 officers and soldiers along with specialized equipment, quickly to the scene, coordinate with related units, and deploy teams to search for victims.

It is known that at the time of the incident, 7 people were sitting on a small boat moving on the river when it suddenly capsized. 5 people swam to shore safely, 2 victims drowned and went missing: Mr. Nguyen Van Hoang, 47 years old, and his 4-year-old daughter, both residing in Mai Hung ward.

Because the area where the victims went missing is deep and has strong currents, the search was very difficult.

After about 2 hours of searching, at 6:15 p.m. the same day, the Fire Police and Rescue force recovered the bodies of the 2 victims and handed them over to the authorities.

According to the victim’s family, Hoang’s family had relatives in Hanoi visiting. After lunch, they discussed borrowing a boat to cruise the Hoang Mai River and enjoy the scenery, but unfortunately the boat capsized. There were 3 children and 4 adults on the boat at the time./.