Male student drowned while wading to catch crabs in the sea
(Baonghean.vn) - 3 students were walking along Cua Lo beach, then waded down to catch clams when a male student tragically drowned.
Authorities are searching for the victim. Photo: Ngoc Ly |
At 10:30 a.m. on January 11, 2019, at the head of Cua Hoi port, 3 students from Nghi Hai Secondary School (Cua Lo Town), including 1 male and 2 female, invited each other to walk along the beach.
When passing through Cua Hoi port, all three children went down to the port to catch clams and crabs. Suddenly, Ngo Dinh Thai Toan (born in 2007, 6th grade student) stepped into deep water and was swept away.
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Forces brought Toan's body to shore. Photo: Duy Quy |
Upon receiving the bad news, Toan's family and relatives searched and reported to the authorities. Afterwards, functional forces such as Squadron 2, the town's Disaster Prevention and Rescue Center, Cua Lo Town Team, Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Team No. 2, ward teams and local authorities coordinated with local people to use nets and fishing rods to search. At 2 p.m. the same day, the rescue team found Toan's body.
Through this incident, all levels of government, schools and people need to step up propaganda and remind students not to go to dangerous areas to avoid unfortunate accidents.