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 of Long Son and Quang Tien Ward People's Committees, and fishermen of 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.
Three cousins went missing while bathing in the river in Nghe An.
(Baonghean.vn) - On a holiday, five cousins went swimming in the Hieu River, but three of them are missing.
At nearly 9 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 grief, sorrow and sharing with the victims' families, the people were also deeply moved by the images of the armed forces officers and soldiers who, regardless of time, night and day off, struggled with the water to search for the children's bodies.
Rescuers searched through the night for the bodies of three children. |
After 12 hours of searching, it seemed hopeless. At 5:15 am on April 30, the body of the youngest girl, Phung Thi Mai (born 2011), was found on the western bank of Hieu River - about 700m from the place 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 am. At about 8:40 am, the body of the last grandson, 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 children's bodies to the locality and family, the armed forces of Nghia Dan district and Thai Hoa town also donated to encourage and help the victims' families with part of the funeral expenses.
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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 11am, the officers, 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 has caused grief to the family and mourning to the neighbors. However, in this unfortunate incident, the families and relatives of the victims are somewhat comforted by the fact that the local authorities, as well as the functional forces and the villagers are always side by side, accompanying the efforts to find the bodies of the children to hand over to the families to carry out procedures according to local customs.
