Husband missing while herding buffalo, wife calling for help to find him

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(Baonghean.vn) - Seeing her husband's clothes and sandals at the riverbank but not seeing him, Ms. Ha called out to the villagers to search but so far they have not found him.

On the afternoon of August 30, Mr. Tran Thanh (residing in Xuan Hoa hamlet, Thanh Xuan commune, Thanh Chuong district) went to herd buffalo in the field near his house. At around 3:30 p.m. the same day, when he did not return home, his wife and children split up to look for him.

Người dân tìm kiếm ông Thanh nơi khúc sông. Ảnh: D.P
People search for Mr. Thanh on the river. Photo: DP

When she arrived at the So wharf area, Ms. Ha (Mr. Thanh’s wife) discovered her husband’s clothes and sandals on the shore. Before that, Mr. Thanh’s daughter, standing far away, saw her father swimming across the river. Suspecting that her husband had drowned, Ms. Ha called on her family, relatives, and neighbors to spread out and search for him.

Upon receiving the news, Thanh Xuan Commune Police sent forces to coordinate with local people to use nets and fishing rods to search the river, but by 9:00 p.m. the same day, Mr. Thanh had not been found.

Mr. Nguyen Canh Dinh - Head of Thanh Xuan Commune Police said that Mr. Thanh's disappearance has been reported to superiors and the search is still continuing.

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