On the afternoon of September 4, the People's Committee of Phu My commune (Gia Lai province) said that the local government and organizations had visited, expressed condolences and supported 8 million VND to 2 families whose young children died from drowning.
Previously, at around 2:00 p.m. on September 3, Vo Phuc H (born 2021, residing in Trung Thanh 1 village, Phu My commune) and his younger brother Vo Phuc L (born 2023) and Tran Tuan Kh (born 2013) went to the pond of a nearby household to fish.
While fishing, L and K suddenly slipped and fell into the pond. Seeing that, H ran back to the reporter. Immediately afterwards, H's mother and grandmother called for help from people around. However, both L and K drowned and died.
The authorities determined the cause of death was drowning and handed over the bodies of L and K to their family for funeral arrangements.