Bathing in the highway construction area, a 6th grade male student in Quang Tri drowned.

On the afternoon of October 28, the leader of the People's Committee of Cam Thuy commune (Cam Lo district, Quang Tri ) confirmed that a tragic drowning incident had just occurred in the area.

The area where the drowning incident occurred is part of the Cam Lo - Van Ninh expressway project.

Specifically, at around 2:00 p.m. on October 28, three sixth-grade students residing in An My village (Cam Tuyen commune) and Tam Hiep village (Cam Thuy commune) came to play and bathe at the Cam Lo - Van Ninh expressway construction area, in Tam Hiep village.

Many people came to the scene to watch the incident.

At about 4:00 p.m. the same day, HTĐ. saw two friends drowning, so he used a wooden stick to save T.D.N. and called for everyone's help.

Hearing the shouts, Mr. Mai Van Bao (born 1994, residing in Tam Hiep village) came to the scene, dived to search and rescued HNM and brought him to shore.

The scene of the deep lake where the drowning occurred.

When pulled ashore, Mr. Bao and Mr. Dao Duy Loi (born 1992, residing in Tam Hiep village) performed first aid and took HNM to the emergency room but he did not survive.

Upon receiving the information, Cam Lo District Police, Cam Thuy Commune Police and related units went to the scene to investigate and clarify.

According to records, at the scene of the drowning, the construction unit did not have barriers or warning signs.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tam-tai-khu-vuc-thi-cong-cao-toc-nam-sinh-lop-6-o-quang-tri-duoi-nuoc-tu-vong-2208053.html