A schoolgirl in a north-central Vietnamese province reportedly committed suicide on Sunday at a local river, probably due to unsatisfactory exam results.

D.H.B.N., student at Phong Hoa Middle School in Quang Binh Province, jumped into Gianh – a 270-kilometer-long river running through the region and emptying into the East Vietnam Sea – at around 8:00 am on that day, her family said.

Attempts were made by the family and local authorities over the whole day to seek for her body, which was found on the morning of the following day.

The family said the girl’s poor academic results must have been the cause of her suicide.

The student had a fair academic performance during the past school years, but she fared badly at the latest examination, over which the family expressed disappointment.

She left home early Sunday after their reaction.  

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