Young man tragically drowned in Do Luong
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of June 2, at Mu Ba sluice on Dao River in Dong Son commune, Do Luong district, a tragic drowning incident occurred.
At that time, young man Nguyen Thanh Vinh (born 2003), residing in Hamlet 1, Lac Son Commune, Do Luong District, and a group of friends went swimming in Dao River. The bathing area was right at the foot of Mu Ba culvert.
Even though I can't swim and I don't wear any clotheslife jacket, but because he wanted to bathe like the others, Vinh went into the water. Unfortunately, Vinh fell into the whirlpool and was drowned and swept away.
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The area where the young man drowned. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
When Vinh and his friends went swimming, the power grid was out. It was hot, so there were quite a few people swimming here.
Immediately after the drowning incident, rescuers searched for the victim’s body. As of 5:50 p.m. the same day, the young man’s body had not been found.
Mu Ba sluice is the place to regulate agricultural irrigation and domestic water from Lam River for 3 districts: Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu. Mu Ba sluice is the place where drowning incidents often occur in the summer, although there are signs warning of dangerous deep water; the Youth Union also regularly propagates about drowning accidents and how to prevent them.