Following a scene examination and autopsies on August 22, Nghe An provincial police concluded that the two victims found in an irrigation ditch in hamlet 1 died accidentally, according to Quynh Tam commune officials.

"Foul play has been ruled out by authorities. The bodies have been returned to their families for burial," a commune official said.

The area where the two bodies were discovered on the afternoon of August 19. Photo: Hung Le

The area where the two bodies were discovered on the afternoon of August 19. Photo: Hung Le

On the afternoon of August 19, locals cutting grass near an irrigation ditch in hamlet 1, Quynh Tam commune (formerly part of the old Quynh Luu district), discovered two bodies floating near the roadside. The bodies were in a state of decomposition. A damaged motorbike was found at the bottom of the ditch.

The ditch where the bodies were found is approximately 1 meter wide and 1.5 meters deep, with a water level of 30-50 cm. Dense vegetation obscures the area on both sides of the road.

Duc Hung