Body of 11th grade male student found drowned in Dao River

To find Trung’s body, rescuers searched the Dao River from 6:40 p.m. on June 3 to the morning of June 4. The water level on the river dropped 2 meters because the Mu Ba sluice gate was closed to facilitate the search. Currently, Trung’s family is carrying out burial procedures according to local customs.

Previously, at around 6:00 p.m. on June 3, a drowning incident occurred on the Dao River in Hoa Son Commune, Do Luong District. The location where the male student was killeddrowninglocated on the right side, about 20m upstream from the foot of Yen Son bridge (Hoa Son).

The canal where the drowning incident occurred. Photo: Nguyen Long

At that time, male student Nguyen Duc Trung (born 2004), residing in Dong Xuan hamlet, Hoa Son commune, Do Luong district, and 6 friends were swimming in the river. At first, Trung was wearing a life jacket, then he took off the life jacket to swim and drowned 1.5 meters from the river bank.

Witnesses said Trung had just learned to swim and could only swim about 8-9 meters. While Trung was struggling in the water, someone on the shore threw a buoy into the water, but Trung could not reach it and was swept away by the water.

To find the body of Nguyen Duc Trung, the rescue team worked day and night. Photo: Nguyen Long

Trung has just finished grade 11T3 at Do Luong 3 High School. He is a good student and is loved by many friends. Before going to the river to bathe, Trung helped his mother plant rice in the summer-autumn crop.