A drowning incident occurred in the afternoon of August 8 at Ông Địa Rock Beach, Phú Hài Ward, Phan Thiết City, resulting in the death of Mr. H.Q.P (born in 1975, residing in Định Quán, Đồng Nai) due to drowning.
According to family members, Mr. P's child and Mr. P's nephew (in grade 7) went swimming at the beach. When they saw the child being swept away by the waves, Mr. P swam out to rescue him. However, later, both Mr. P, his child, and his nephew were swept away by the waves and washed into the nearby rock wall of the beach. People on the shore shouted for help.
The coastal rescue force, consisting of 4 people and 2 boats, came to the rescue. Mr. Tâm, who rents boat services at this beach, also belongs to the rescue force, and he said that he directly drove the boat to rescue. Due to the waves, the boat had difficulty approaching the location where the three people were swept away, as the waves would crash the boat against the rock. At that time, Mr. P was holding a small child tightly. One boat rescued the remaining small child first, and then the rescue force asked Mr. P to let go of the child he was holding and rescue him last.
All three people were brought ashore and the rescue force provided first aid to Mr. P. Subsequently, an ambulance (0Đ) took Mr. P to Bình Thuận Province General Hospital for emergency treatment, but he died. The Phan Thiết City Police Department's Investigation Division has arrived at the hospital to conduct procedures in accordance with regulations.
It is known that the group of tourists from Đồng Nai were all family members, who had just arrived in Phan Thiết for a trip on the morning of August 8.
At the location near the rock wall, a black flag warning sign is posted. According to the rescue force, in recent times, they have rescued approximately 5 cases of people swept away by waves while swimming near the rock wall.
