Two officers, soldiers were dead and three missing while they were looking for two shipwreck victims in Se-re-pok River, central province of Dac Lac on May 5.
After receiving information about two fishers who were shipwrecked in the river at 7:45 pm on May 5, ten officers and soldiers came to the scene to find the victims.
However, at 9:15 pm, seven people including six officers, soldiers and one resident were swept away while they were finding victims in the river because their motorboat was shipwrecked.
Faced with unexpected situation, a rescue group saved two people only - Ngan Van Huyen, 33, the resident and Lieutenant Phu Minh Ngoc Hung.
Until 10 pm the same day, the group found dead body of the sublieutenant Cao Tuan Nam. The dead body of the private first class Chiu Tien Dung also was found at midnight on May 5.
The group also found the two fishers’ body dead on May 6 – Nguyen Van Dan, 36 and Nguyen Van Luan, 18, living at Buon Don District.
Dac Lac Province leaders and the province’s army command leaders came to the scene to guide to look for remain people including Lieutenant Nguyen Manh Hung, sublieutenant Tran Phuoc Minh and private first class Nong Van Tuan.
On May 7, Buon Don District People’s Committee organized a solemn memorial service for two soldiers, said major general Vo Duy Chin.
The Dac Lac Province’s Army Headquarter called for officers, soldiers to share losses with sacrificed soldiers’ relative and their families by actions as well as to continue to look for missing soldiers.
Source: SGGP
