Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to 2 brave students who saved a drowning person

(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of June 22, authorized by the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Tran Hung Thinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial Emulation and Reward Council, Head of the Provincial Emulation and Reward Board, Deputy Director of the Department of Home Affairs awarded the Certificate of Merit of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to 2 students: Nguyen Thi Hien in Nam Tan commune, Nam Dan district and Le Van Duoc in Thanh Ngoc commune, Thanh Chuong district for their brave actions in saving a drowning person.

Previously, on the afternoon of May 12, 2013, Nguyen Thi Hien, a 4B student at Nam Tan Primary School, Nam Dan District, bravely jumped into the Lam River through Nam Tan Commune, Nam Dan District to save Dao Anh Quyen (4 years old), who drowned while playing with her sister and fell into the Lam River.

Comrade Tran Hung Thinh - Head of the Provincial Emulation and Reward Board awarded the Certificate of Merit from the People's Committee of Nghe An province to student Nguyen Thi Hien in Nam Tan commune, Nam Dan.

In response to this brave act, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong, signed a decision to award a Certificate of Merit from Nghe An Provincial People's Committee to student Nguyen Thi Hien for her brave act of saving the child on Lam River, along with a cash award of 5 million VND. On the same occasion, Nam Dan District People's Committee also awarded a Certificate of Merit to Nguyen Thi Hien and a cash award of 1 million VND.

Awarding Certificate of Merit from Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee to student Le Van Duoc, 9B Thanh Ngoc Secondary School, Thanh Chuong.

In the morning of the same day, the delegation also presented a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee to Le Van Duoc, a 9B student of Thanh Ngoc Secondary School, Thanh Chuong, along with 10 million VND for his brave act of saving the lives of 5 children who were drowning in the Giang River. At 5:00 p.m. on June 17, 2013, Le Van Duoc was herding buffaloes on the banks of the Giang River when he discovered 5 children herding buffaloes, also from Thanh Ngoc Commune, Thanh Chuong, who were also drowning. After rescuing the 5 children to the shore, 2 of them had difficulty breathing and their faces were pale from drinking too much water. Duoc continued to provide first aid in time to save them from suffocation.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung - Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union awarded the Central Youth Union's Brave Youth Badge to Le Van Duoc.

Also on this occasion, on behalf of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union, comrade Nguyen Dinh Hung - Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union awarded the Central Youth Union's Brave Youth Badge to Le Van Duoc and a Certificate of Merit from the Provincial Youth Union Executive Committee to him for the above achievements./.

Thanh Duy