10 year old boy drowned while herding buffalo

Duc Thanh• DNUM_CBZAHZCACA 06:44

(Baonghean.vn) - While herding buffalo with friends, a child went down to the lake near the manhole to play and drowned.

On July 20, Mr. Hoang Thien Long - Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Van commune, Dien Chau district (Nghe An) said that a child had just drowned in the area.
Accordingly, at around 3:00 p.m. on July 20, Hoang Thanh Danh (born 2009) - a 5th grade student at Dien Van Primary School, went to herd buffalo with 2 friends.
Hiện trường vụ việc. Ảnh: Đức Thành
Scene of the incident. Photo: Duc Thanh

While letting the buffalo graze, Danh and his friends went to the lake near the drain to play (the border area between Dien Van and Dien Ky communes, Dien Chau district). Unfortunately, Danh fell into deep water and gradually sank. Seeing that, his two friends panicked and ran away.

After discovering the incident, people came to rescue, however, Danh had already died.

Duc Thanh