Heartbreaking news of a third grader in Nghe An dying from drowning

On May 6, the Chau Thang Commune Police Department, Quy Chau District, said that on the evening of May 5, they found the body of Vi Quyet Thang (9 years old), a 3B student at Chieng Ban remote school, Chau Thang Primary School, Quy Chau District, who drowned on the same day.

The scene of the drowning. Photo: Ke Kien - Duc Lap

According to Mr. Vi Van Thanh (Vi Quyet Thang's father), who lives in Chieng Ban 1 village, Chau Thang commune, Quy Chau: At around 5:00 p.m., he came back from harvesting rice and did not see his son anywhere, so he went to look for him. Going out to the Hieu river flowing through Chau Thang commune, he saw his son's bicycle, sandals and hat on the bank. Feeling that something was wrong, Mr. Thanh called for help. After diving and plunging 5 to 6 times into a 3-5 meter deep hole, he found his son's body.

A friend who went swimming in the river with him said that at that time it was about to rain, the water was rising and flowing very strongly, so the children quickly returned home but Thang slipped and fell into the hole, only about 2m from the shore, and gradually sank.

Discovering Thang drowning in the river, his friends immediately ran to the shore to call for help but no one heard...

Mr. Lo Van Thanh, Chief of Chau Thang Commune Police, said: after receiving information about a student drowning, the commune organized forces and mobilized people and families to rescue, but it was too late.

At 5:30 p.m., Thang's body was found and handed over to his family for burial according to local customs.