The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. today (July 26) in the lake bed area of Ban Chat Hydropower Plant, in Pa Khom village, Pha Mu commune, Than Uyen district, Lai Chau province. When two children: Lo Manh Toan (born 2018) and Lo Ha Vy (born 2020) went looking for snails with their grandmother, they unfortunately slipped and fell into the hydroelectric lake.
As soon as they discovered it, the grandmother of the two children shouted and called for help. At this time, Corporal Lo Van Thanh - a limited-service soldier of the People's Police who was cutting elephant grass nearby heard the screams and promptly ran over, jumped into the lake, brought the two children to shore and provided first aid.
Currently, the health of the two children is stable and has been handed over to their families for continued care and monitoring.
According to information from Lai Chau Provincial Police, soldier Lo Van Thanh (born 2004) has joined the People's Police and is working at the Lai Chau Provincial Police Detention Center.
While on leave, soldier Lo Van Thanh went to cut grass to help his family. When he saw the victim, he did not hesitate, despite the danger, jumped into the lake and promptly saved the lives of two children.
