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Falling rock from cascade kills student in central Vietnam

Falling rock from cascade kills student in central Vietnam

Sunday, July 04, 2021, 16:25 GMT+7
Falling rock from cascade kills student in central Vietnam
Grang Waterfall in Quang Nam Province, where a rock fall incident killed a student on July 3, 2021. Photo: D.T. / Tuoi Tre

A student from Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam was killed by a falling rock during a trip to a local waterfall with her family and friends on Saturday.

The incident took place at Grang Waterfall in Ta Bhing Ward, Nam Giang District, Quang Nam Province, Ta Bhing Ward People’s Committee confirmed on Saturday evening.

The victim was identified to be T.N.T.L., 19, from Ta Bhing Ward, who visited the Grang Waterfall at midday on Saturday with her family and friends. 

L. was concussed by a falling rock from the cascade while swimming in the water.

With a bleeding wound on the head, she was promptly hospitalized, but did not make it through. 

L. was a first-year student at a university in central Thua Thien-Hue province, and was enjoying a summer break with her family in Quang Nam. 

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