China News Service, Yuncheng, July 9th (Gao Ruifeng, Fan Lifang) Six students in Yongji, Shanxi, have been missing after falling into the water for more than 40 hours. As of 11:30 on July 9, the local search and salvage two students who fell into the water with no vital signs.

Wangzhuang Village, Yongji, Shanxi.

Photo by Fan Lifang

  At 17:55 on July 8th, a student who fell into the water was found and had no vital signs; at 7:34 on July 9th, another student who fell into the water was found near Huiwan Bay, which was 1 km away from the site of the incident. There are no vital signs.

At present, 2 students who fell into the water have been searched out, and the search work continues.

The Yellow River Beach in Yongji, Shanxi, the students fell into the water to search and rescue, and two fell into the water have been salvaged.

Photo by Wu Junjie

  Since the evening of July 7, traffic control to the scene of the incident has continued. Search and rescue vessels are working on the river surface. Search and rescue operations include emergency, fire, first aid, militia and other civilian search and rescue forces, including the Blue Sky Rescue Team.

  "Five of the 6 students are from Wangzhuang Village, Puzhou Town." The villagers of Wangzhuang Village mentioned this, and they all regretted. "There is a family where the two brothers went together, and the younger one helped the brothers take care of their clothes and mobile phones by the river beach. , Did not go down; two children are still the only child in the family."

  At 21:34 on July 7, the Yongji City Police received a report of missing students who fell into the water. The local search and rescue forces went to the site of the incident to conduct search and rescue operations, and the "Yongji Yellow River Beach Student Flood and Missing Search and Rescue Headquarters" was established.

A search and rescue scene where students fell into the water at the Yellow River Beach in Yongji, Shanxi

Photo by Gao Ruifeng

  At 19:00 on July 8th, the reporter rushed to the scene of the incident. According to the on-site search and rescue personnel, it was the flood season. The river rose after a little rain, and the area where the incident occurred was denser.

  At present, another student who fell into the water was found in a sand nest at the bottom of the river, who is in the process of search and rescue.

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