On the afternoon of August 14, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, the leader of Kim Dong Commune, Ninh Binh Province confirmed that a border guard officer had an unfortunate accident falling from a boat into the river and died.
Initial information, at around 9:10 p.m. on August 13, at the mouth of the Day River (in Ninh Binh province), Major of the professional soldiers N.D.D - a Maritime employee of Squadron 2/1 of the Provincial Border Guard, was in charge of guarding the BP 0370601 ship, which unfortunately had a risky accident (falling from a ship into the river). At that time, Major N.D.D was discovered and searched by his teammates immediately but could not be saved and had passed away.
According to the Ninh Binh Provincial Border Guard Command, the family situation of Major N.D.D is extremely difficult. Promoting the spirit of "the healthy leaves cover the torn leaves", comradeship, teammates, Party Committee, and Provincial Border Guard Command called on all officers and soldiers in the entire Provincial Border Guard to share and support to help Major N.D.D's family overcome difficulties soon.