Two 20-year-old male students drowned while swimming in Vung Bot stream, a location where authorities have placed warning signs and prohibitions, yet it still attracts many swimmers. The incident occurred on the morning of 1/8.
Nearly 2,000 Vietnamese children die each year from drowning, placing the country among those with the highest drowning mortality rates in the Western Pacific region.
Tran Van Phi, 26, from An Ha village, My Thuong commune, was commended by Phu Bai ward authorities for his heroic actions in a drowning incident two days prior.
A young woman and her brother were rescued from the Dak Bla river on the morning of 20/7 after he jumped in to save her, despite not being able to swim.
Giving first aid to a drowning child by holding them upside down and running can cause stomach fluids to flow back into the airway, delaying cardiopulmonary resuscitation and wasting precious time.