3 students died from drowning while catching snails

(Baonghean.vn) -At around 6am on August 1, in Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town (Nghe An), a drowning accident occurred, killing 3 students.

On the afternoon of August 1, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chieu - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lap commune said that at around 6:00 a.m. on August 1, 4 children including Vi Thi Na (born 2002); Vi Thi Niem (born 2003), Le Thi Nhat Quyen (born 2002) and Nguyen Thi Nam (born 2002) invited each other to the dike to prevent saltwater intrusion to catch snails and dig clams. After catching snails, the 4 children washed their feet under the dike, unfortunately they slipped into a deep water hole. Because they did not know how to swim, the 3 children Vi Thi Na; Vi Thi Niem and Le Thi Nhat Quyen were drowned by the water, Nguyen Thi Nam was lucky to survive because she knew how to swim. After the incident, the children's relatives and local authorities organized a search for the bodies at the scene.

At 7:30 a.m. the same day, people found the bodies of Vi Thi Na and Vi Thi Niem. About an hour later, they found Quyen's body.

It is known that among the three deceased students, Vi Thi Na (born in 2002) and Vi Thi Niem (born in 2003) are two sisters. Na has dropped out of school due to difficult family circumstances, Niem is a 5E student at Quynh Lap Primary School. Le Thi Nhat Quyen is a 6D student at Quynh Lap Secondary School.

On the afternoon of August 1, leaders of Hoang Mai town, departments, branches and local authorities visited and encouraged the families and provided support of 18.4 million VND.

Viet Hung