Nghe An: Two female students suspected of committing suicide under Dung bridge

(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Nguyen Van Mao - Chief of Thanh Linh Commune Police (Thanh Chuong - Nghe An) said that a tragic drowning incident had just occurred in the area, the victims were 2 8th grade students.

According to Mr. Mao, the drowning incident occurred on the evening of December 9 at the river wharf in Hong village, Thanh Linh commune (at the foot of the old Dung bridge).

At about a quarter to 6 p.m., a man went near the riverbank and saw two female students holding hands and wading into the river. At first, he didn't pay much attention because he thought the students were out playing. Then he saw the two girls sinking in the middle of the river, so he called for help from the people around. When people ran to the scene, the two girls had already drowned.

The two students are Nguyen Thi D, an 8th grade student at Thanh Linh Secondary School, and Le Thi Thu Th, also an 8th grade student at Thanh Thinh Secondary School.

Under the old Dung bridge is where two students drowned. Photo: Huy Thu

By 8:00 p.m. the same day, the police force of Thanh Chuong district, Thanh Linh commune, Thanh Thinh commune, relatives and local people had recovered the bodies of the two students, about 20 meters downstream from where they stepped into the water.

Huy Thu