A fisherman from Nghe An province died in a maritime accident.
The cause of death was determined to be due to the victim's carelessness while fishing, falling into the sea, getting entangled in a net, and drowning.
On the morning of December 24th, the Nghi Thiet commune authorities received a report that a fisherman residing in Hai Thinh hamlet, Nghi Thiet commune, Nghi Loc district, who used the fishing vessel numbered NA 73292 TS, approximately 7.2 meters long, had gone out to sea the previous afternoon and had not returned. His phone was unreachable. Initial assessments suggest the vessel may have encountered a problem, sunk, and the fisherman may have fallen into the sea and gone missing.
Immediately after receiving the information, the Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port Border Guard Station, Nghe An Provincial Border Guard Command, dispatched 6 officers and soldiers led by the Deputy Station Commander and one speedboat to coordinate with local Party committees and authorities in searching for the missing fisherman; at the same time, they notified ships and fishermen operating near the area where the victim went missing to assist in the search.
At 10:40 AM on December 24th, search teams discovered the body of the missing victim entangled in a fishing net approximately 1km from the shore. The cause of death was determined to be due to the victim's carelessness while fishing, falling into the sea, becoming entangled in the net, and drowning. The vessel was completely destroyed after being pushed by waves and colliding with rocks.
The family has now taken the victim's body home for burial according to local customs.
