On the afternoon of May 27, Ms. Tran Thi Chuc Quynh - Secretary of the Party Committee of Lang Biang Ward - Da Lat (Lam Dong) - said that functional forces had found the body of P.T. T. N (13 years old) - the victim swept away by floodwaters nearly 4 days ago.
Accordingly, at about 1 pm on the same day, the baby's body was discovered in the Dan Kia lake area, about 6km from the scene of the accident on the B'Nor B stream.
According to the leader of Lang Biang ward - Da Lat, immediately after the incident occurred, hundreds of people from the police, military, militia forces and local people continuously organized searches day and night along the stream.
The search area was then expanded down to the Dan Kia Lake area, which is identified as the end point where the water may have swept the victim away.
Previously, as Lao Dong Newspaper reported, at about 1:30 pm on May 24, N and 4 other young children were playing in the backyard next to the B'Nor B stream when they encountered heavy rain. Floodwaters from upstream suddenly poured in, causing the stream to rise and flow rapidly.
While the whole group was fleeing, child N unfortunately slipped and fell into the stream and was swept away by floodwaters and went missing.
Immediately after receiving the news, Lang Biang Ward People's Committee - Da Lat mobilized military forces, police and people to organize searches along the stream.
