Portrait of a hero rushing into the rough sea to save a group of people going to the ceremony who were drowned

The action of the male soldier is spreading rapidly on social networks.

While bathing at the beach in Ba Ria - Vung Tau on April 10, a fire police lieutenant in Dong Nai province promptly swam to save many drowning people. Accordingly, the rescuer was identified as Lieutenant Thai Ngo Hieu - an officer of the Trang Bom Area Fire and Rescue Team (Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Dong Nai Provincial Police).

Initial information, around 9 am on the anniversary of Hung King's death anniversary, a group of young people swimming near the beach in Phuoc Tinh commune, Long Dien district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, suddenly a collective drowning occurred. The area where the youth group had an accident was quite deep, the water was fast, while many of the victims could not swim, so when they lost their legs, they panicked and pulled each other, causing the group to drown.

At this time, Lieutenant Hieu, who was with his family on holiday at a nearby beach, heard the cry for help and ran to the area where there were victims, then rushed into the sea to search and pull many victims ashore. When he discovered that some of the victims were unconscious, their limbs were pale, lieutenant Hieu performed initial first aid, artificial respiration, and chest compressions to save the lives of these victims.

"When I saw a young man running on the shore, he seemed panicked like a lifeguard's premonition, so I looked towards the sea. When I noticed the undulating heads, the arms that were floating on the water moved away from me. about 40m. I immediately swam as fast as I could to get to these people. When I arrived, I found a few people hugging each other as if they were exhausted," Lieutenant Hieu said.

After that, when he heard that there was still one victim in the sea, although he was tired, Lieutenant Hieu still coordinated with the fire prevention and rescue police force of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Police to search. However, this victim did not survive.

"When I swam back to the sea, I saw only one person still floating on the water but motionless. I quickly pulled to the shore and performed respiratory movements and saved this person. Unfortunately, there was one person left. The female student when I swam out couldn't see her, so she disappeared," said soldier Hieu.

The missing girl was identified as HTKP (23 years old, from Ben Tre). After hours of searching, the functional forces discovered the body of this female student and handed over the procedure to her family.

The incident was then filmed by people, posted on social networks and received hundreds of comments and shares about Lieutenant Hieu's brave actions. Much praise goes to the man who is both brave and skilled in saving lives. In addition, some also expressed their condolences to the victim's family.

According to research, Lieutenant Hieu has participated in many large and small rescues, saving many lives and has been praised by the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department for his rescue work, at the same time. is a shining example for officers, soldiers and people to follow.

It is known that a group of men and women in accident from Ho Chi Minh City came to visit and stay at a resort in Phuoc Tinh commune, Long Dien district. On the morning of April 10, they went to the sea embankment to have fun and take pictures. At this time, the tide is high and the waves are strong. There were 4 female workers who were swept into the sea by the waves, the rest shouted and jumped to save them.

Talking to a reporter of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Lieutenant Thai Ngo Hieu said that at about 9 am, he and his family were playing in Phuoc Tinh beach when he saw a person running and calling for help. He rushed to the place and saw a scene of a group of men and women drowning, the sea at this time hit big waves close to the shore. "When this group of friends stood to take pictures, I observed and saw that standing quite close to the sea, the sea was big and dangerous at that time" - Mr. Hieu said.

Without time to think, Mr. Hieu immediately jumped into the sea and in turn rescued 4 people ashore. Later, a group of workers also helped to save another person, but one person was still missing. "I only know how to save people, because I am a trained person, and I had an emergency situation, so I quickly jumped down. At that time, a female friend struggled, I in turn brought 2 girls and 2 boys ashore." - Lieutenant Hieu said.

After bringing the group ashore, seeing that the victim was drinking a lot of water and was in a state of lack of oxygen, Mr. Hieu quickly performed CPR, gave first aid and then called someone to transport the victims to the emergency room. "I continued to stay with the search for the other missing person, and a few hours later, I discovered the victim's body a few hundred meters away from the accident site," Hieu said.

On the evening of April 10, Ba Ria Hospital also said that it had received 4 emergency drowning cases, of which 1 person was still in critical condition.

Police soldiers who rescued drowning people were awarded the Medal of Courage by the President Rosu00e908:13:27 14/04/2022Mr. Thai Ngo Hieu (born in 1989), an officer of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Dong Nai Provincial Police, has been promoted from Lieutenant to Captain since April 10, 2022