Nghe An: Young man drowned while going to the stream to avoid the sun
(Baonghean.vn) - According to information from the Thanh Khe commune government, Thanh Chuong district, a young man died from drowning. The victim was Hoang Van Thong (24 years old), residing in hamlet 5.
Accordingly, at noon on April 21, Mr. Thong and a group of friends from the same commune invited each other to go to Coi stream in Thanh Ha commune to bathe. When they got to the stream and bathed for a while, everyone did not see Mr. Thong so they rushed to look for him, but only found his shorts and phone left on the shore.
Suspecting that Mr. Thong had drowned, the people present organized a rescue and hired someone to bring a fishing rod to search the abyss for him.
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Coi Abyss - where Mr. Thong drowned. |
After several hours of searching, at around 2:30 p.m. the same day, the search team discovered Mr. Thong drowning in the abyss and dead. At 4 p.m. the same day, Mr. Thong's body was brought home to his family. This morning, relatives and neighbors are burying the victim according to local customs.
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Thanh Ha Commune - where the drowning accident occurred. Photo: Google Maps |
It is known that Mr. Thong is the eldest child in a farming family of 3 siblings (2 boys, 1 girl), and the family's financial situation is difficult. Nearly 2 years ago, after completing his military service, Mr. Thong's younger brother died while working in Quang Ninh.
Coi Abyss in Thanh Ha commune is a place where young people often come to bathe and have fun in the summer, but this is a quite dangerous place, and in recent years has continuously claimed many lives.