More information about the 13-year-old male student drowning in the school swimming pool

On August 25, the leader of the People's Committee of Ha Huy Tap Ward said that the unit had just received a report from Nguyen Truong To High School about an incident involving children that occurred while swimming at the school's swimming pool.

According to the report of Nguyen Truong To High School, on the afternoon of August 22, the school's swimming pool opened to serve swimmers as usual. Before opening, the relevant departments performed their assigned tasks: Security, ticket sales, gate ticket checking, and rescue.

“At around 4 p.m., guests came to swim, however, at around 4 p.m. the same day, an incident occurred in which a child drowned. Upon discovering the incident, three lifeguards and school medical staff brought the child to shore and performed initial first aid on the victim. School staff called the ward health station staff and the 115 Emergency Center to continue performing first aid with the lifeguards until the 115 ambulance arrived to take the victim to Nghe An Provincial General Hospital for emergency treatment. During the emergency treatment, the school coordinated with the victim's parents present at the hospital to complete the necessary procedures,” the school's report stated.

According to the school, after first aid, Nghe An Provincial General Hospital advised transferring the victim to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. The family agreed and the 115 ambulance transferred the patient to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. After 5 p.m., the doctors completed first aid and transferred the victim to the Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Department. The school took measures to accompany the family to treat the victim. However, on the evening of August 23, the victim did not survive.

The victim is a 13-year-old male student, registered in Nghi Thiet commune, Nghi Loc district. He is currently renting a house in Yen Son block, Ha Huy Tap ward.

Currently, the school is working with the victim's family to arrange the funeral and encourage relatives. It is coordinating with relatives and clans to carry out the next steps. "This is an unexpected incident. The school has tried its best to carry out its tasks, share the loss with the family, and coordinate with the authorities to handle the incident," the school reported.

Also according to the leader of the People's Committee of Ha Huy Tap Ward, after receiving the report from Nguyen Truong To High School, the unit also sent a report to the People's Committee of Vinh City. According to the report of the ward, after receiving the news of the incident on the afternoon of August 22, the leaders of the People's Committee of the ward and ward officials went to Nghe An General Hospital to grasp the situation and encourage the family. Assign the Head of the Ward Health Station to regularly grasp the health situation of the child and encourage the spirit of the relatives. Request Nguyen Truong To High School to report the incident in writing to grasp the situation and have directions to resolve the incident. Currently, the local government is continuing to have further plans to encourage the spirit of the victim's family.

Mr. Tran Anh Tuan - Principal of Nguyen Truong To High School said that the school has 3 swimming pools, all of which have been fully licensed. There are 2 mobile swimming pools and 1 fixed swimming pool. The incident happened at the fixed swimming pool. The victim was found in distress at the boundary between the 1.4m and 1.8m deep areas. At that time, there were about 20 children in the swimming pool.