A third grade student died while bathing at the foot of the bridge.
(Baonghean.vn) - While bathing at the foot of Dien Kim bridge (Dien Chau district), two children suddenly slipped into deep water and drowned, causing one child to die.
On the afternoon of March 31, Mr. Nguyen Viet Man - Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Bich Commune (Dien Chau) said that a drowning incident had just occurred in the area, causing the tragic death of a child.
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Although rescued by local people, N. did not survive. Photo: Giang Le |
Accordingly, at around 10:30 a.m. on March 31, Tran Van N. (a 3rd grade student, residing in Quyet Thang hamlet, Dien Bich commune) and a friend in the hamlet invited each other to go to the foot of Dien Kim bridge (connecting Dien Bich and Dien Kim communes) to swim.
While bathing here, these two children unfortunately slipped into deep water.
Discovering the incident, people quickly shouted and jumped in to save the child. N. was found by people shortly after but had died.
Upon receiving the news, local authorities came to encourage and visit the victim's family, and together with neighbors, organized the funeral of the unfortunate child according to local customs.