Body of drowned boy found in Dao River

At 5:00 p.m. this afternoon (January 19), rescuers found the body of Nguyen Ba Huy, born in 2012, son of Nguyen Ba Tinh in Chua Thanh hamlet, Lien Thanh commune (Yen Thanh).
Huy's body was found at Bo Hop river culvert in hamlet 1, Bac Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, 500m from where he was killed.drowningabout 3 km.

Huy's body was brought ashore by rescuers. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Finding Huy's body was a great effort by the rescue force including: Fire Prevention and Rescue Team No. 4; Police, Military Command of Yen Thanh district; people of Lien Thanh commune and neighboring communes located along the downstream of Dao river.

Rescuers waded in freezing cold water to search for Huy's body from the afternoon of January 17 to the afternoon of January 19. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

As reported, at 4 p.m. on January 17, Nguyen Ba Huy was taken by his sister on a bike ride on the riverbank about 700 meters from home. While cycling, his sister's sandal accidentally fell into the river. She did not want to get the sandal, but Huy immediately jumped off the bike and went into the river to get the sandal for his sister. When swimming to shore, Huy could not hold on to the bank because the ground was slippery. Tragically, Huy was swept away by the current.

The extreme pain of Huy's parents when he drowned. Photo: N.

Ngoc Phuong