Body of 11-year-old male student found 3 days after drowning
(Baonghean.vn) - Authorities and the family mobilized many boats and dozens of people to search for nearly 3 days before finding the victim's body.
On the morning of May 28, Mr. Vo Van Ly - Chairman of Nghi Thuy Ward People's Committee (Cua Lo Town) said that after many searching efforts, the authorities and family found the body of Nguyen Tien D. (11 years old), residing in block 3, who was submerged by waves 3 days ago.

11 year old male student drowned in waves while swimming at the beach
(Baonghean.vn) - During the hot weather, students went to the beach to swim, but were suddenly engulfed by waves, causing one student to go missing.
“The child’s body was discovered this morning, about 1 km away from the scene of the incident, in Thu Thuy ward,” said Mr. Ly. The victim’s body has been handed over to the family for funeral arrangements.
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Scene of the incident. Photo: Tan Ky |
Before that, at noon on May 26, Nguyen Tien D. and some friends went to the beach to play. Here, D. and 2 other friends went swimming. Because he did not know how to swim, he was drowned by the waves. A while later, his friends did not see D. so they panicked and called their family. Upon receiving the information, the local authorities and the family immediately went out to search.
Local people also brought boats and nets to help, dozens of people searched within a range of nearly 2 km.
The family also hired divers but it took 3 days to find the victim's body.