Died while catching eels, leaving behind 4 young children
(Baonghean.vn) - Relatives and people in Hong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district were shocked to hear that the father of four children had died from an electric shock while catching eels near his home.
On the morning of March 1, people of Hong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district and the Nghe An association in Taiwan shared the pain with the family of Mr. Vuong Van Thanh (born in 1989), in Tan Xuan hamlet, Hong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, who died due to an electric shock while catching eels near his house.
Mr. Vuong Van Thanh.
Three years ago, Mr. Thanh was an export worker in Taiwan, but due to the lack of work in the company, he returned to his hometown. During the time he returned to Vietnam to find a new company with new orders to go back and forth to Taiwan at night, he often went fishing to catch shrimp and fish to help his family.
On the night of February 27, he went to search, but waited until 3am on February 28 and still did not see him return. His wife took a lantern to look for him and discovered his body lying on the shore. The initial cause of death was believed to be an exposed power line.
It is known that Mr. Thanh was a person who always devoted himself to helping his Vietnamese brothers and sisters in Taiwan when they were in trouble. His family is currently very poor, his young wife is a farmer and he has 4 young children, the oldest is 9 years old, the youngest is only 2 years old.
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Mr. Thanh left behind four young children. Photo: Thieu Huyen |
Therefore, after hearing the sad news about Mr. Thanh on the charity forum, the Nghe Association in Taiwan also posted information calling on the community to share and join hands to donate, help his family with funeral expenses and to raise 4 children.