The case of 3 cousins drowning: Nearly 100 people searched all night
(Baonghean.vn) - The search mobilized about 100 people including Rescue and Fire Prevention Team No. 3, Military Command, Thai Hoa Town Police, forces from Long Son and Quang Tien Ward People's Committees, and fishermen from Long Son Ward. In addition, there was coordination from rescue forces from Nghia Dan and Tan Ky districts and a team of professional divers mobilized by the Provincial Police and Provincial Military Command.
3 cousins missing while bathing in the river in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - On a holiday, 5 cousins went to Hieu River to swim, but 3 of them are missing.
At nearly 9:00 a.m. on April 30, the body of the last of the three sisters who drowned in Hieu River in Long Son Ward, Thai Hoa Town at noon on April 29 was found by rescuers and handed over to the locality and family.
In their grief, sorrow and sharing with the victims' families, the people were also deeply moved by the images of officers and soldiers of the armed forces who, regardless of time, night and day off, struggled with the water to search for the children's bodies.
Rescuers searched for the bodies of the three children all night. |
After 12 hours of searching, it seemed hopeless. At 5:15 a.m. on April 30, the body of the youngest girl, Phung Thi Mai (born in 2011), was found on the western edge of the Hieu River - about 700 meters from where she drowned.
Expanding the search, officers and staff of the district military agency and other forces discovered the body of Tran Thi Kim Xuyen (born 2006) at 7:30 a.m. At about 8:40 a.m., the body of the last nephew, Tran Van Luyen, was found by officers and staff of the Nghia Dan District Military Command and militia forces of Nghia An and Nghia Hoa communes in a river flowing through Nghia Hoa commune - more than 2 km from where the children drowned.
After handing over the bodies of the children to the locality and their families, the armed forces of Nghia Dan district and Thai Hoa town also donated money to help the victims' families with part of the burial costs.
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| Dinner break between search operations of officers and staff of Thai Hoa Town Military Command. Photo: Nguyen Duc Cuong |
Arriving at the Thai Hoa Town Military Command at 11:00 a.m. was also the time when the agency's staff and mobile vehicles had just arrived. Although they had not slept for more than a day, they did not show any signs of fatigue because they had completed their mission well.
Lieutenant Colonel Tran Van Phuc - Political Commissar of the Thai Hoa Town Military Command shared: “The unit was on duty during the April 30 and May 1 holidays, but upon hearing the news, the Party Committee and command of the agency dispatched forces and vehicles of the agency along with militia forces from communes around the area where the children drowned to search and rescue. Although it was a holiday, many comrades living near the agency and militia from communes put aside their own joy to urgently participate in the search.”
The sudden passing of the children caused grief to the family and mourning to the neighbors. However, in this unfortunate incident, the families and relatives of the victims were somewhat comforted by the fact that the local authorities, as well as the functional forces and the neighbors were always side by side, working together to find the bodies of the children to hand over to the families to carry out procedures according to local customs.
