Searching for the body of a 10th grade male student who drowned while bathing in the river at noon

According to local residents, at noon on July 28, Nguyen Quoc Thong, a resident of Phong Thinh Commune, Thanh Chuong District, and some friends went to Lam River at Ong Lam Wharf to swim. While swimming, due to carelessness, Thong drowned andmissing.

Authorities are searching for victims on the Lam River. Photo: Huy Thu

Immediately afterwards, the people of Son Thinh hamlet and the functional forces of Phong Thinh commune organized a search. At around 3:00 p.m. the same day, the CC&CNCH Team No. 7 of the Provincial Police mobilized 1 CC&CNCH vehicle, 1 rubber boat and 8 officers and soldiers to the scene to search for the victim. Until 7:00 p.m. the same day, the search on Lam River had not yet yielded results.

It is known that Thong is currently a student in class 10C, Thanh Chuong 3 High School.

In recent days, there have been consecutive drowning incidents in Thanh Chuong district. On the afternoon of July 24, in Thanh Xuan commune, Mr. Tran Huu Ha, a resident of Xuan Hien hamlet, was found drowned under Mu Si dam while fishing.

Mu Si Dam in Thanh Xuan Commune (Thanh Chuong) where Mr. Ha drowned. Photo: Huy Thu

At 6:30 p.m. on July 27, in Thanh Lam village, Thanh Son commune, Xeo Tung Anh (4 years old) tragically drowned while bathing in the stream.

On the same day, July 27, in Thanh Phong commune, Phan Trong Huy (2 years old), residing in hamlet 2, also drowned while playing next to a ditch near his house.