Last weekend, seven families lost their children.

　　On the afternoon of June 21, eight students in the waters of the Fujiang River and Dam in Tongjia Village, Mixin Town, Tongnan District, Chongqing City fell into the water. At 7:10 on the 22nd, all 8 people were salvaged and no longer had vital signs.

　　The drowning students are 7 girls and 1 boy, the oldest is 16 years old, and the youngest is only 11 years old (male). They are all Mixin Town primary school students, and 8 people belong to different grades and classes. Among them, the boys killed were the brothers of one of the girls killed. At the time of the incident, there were 15 students on site. The place where the accident happened was about 200 meters away from the villagers' settlement in Tongjia Village. Even if someone calls for help by the river, the villagers can hardly hear it at home.

　　A local situation report showed that one student accidentally fell into the water at the time of the incident, and 7 students next to him went to the rescue. The rescued students also fell into the water, which eventually caused the tragedy of 8 people drowning.

15 pupils playing by the river

　　On Sunday, June 21st, the day when Mixin Town "catch the field" (catch the market).

　　On the morning of the same day, 12-year-old Xiao Le, who had not yet had breakfast, was called out by his classmates. Xiaole's grandpa and grandma are also going to town. Xiaole told grandma before leaving and told her when she came home that she would go home with grandma again.

　　Near noon, Xiaole told her grandmother who had not returned home in the town that she would play with her classmates and would not go home for dinner. Xiaole's grandmother recalled that Xiaole had instant noodles in her hand.

　　Shortly after Xiao Le went out, Xiao Shuang, who lived not far away, was also called out by his classmates. According to Xiaoshuang's grandfather, he was cooking corn at home. Xiaoshuang took a few corns and went out with his classmates. "I didn't know they were going to the riverside at that time, otherwise they would not be allowed to go."

　　More and more students came together and walked to the Fujiang River, about 1 km away from Mixin Town Primary School. However, 8 students including Xiaole and Xiaoshuang never returned.

　　Surging news confirmed from various sources that on the afternoon of the 21st, a total of 15 students from Mixin Town Primary School gathered on the tidal flats along the Fu River. Most of them were girls in the sixth grade of the primary school, and their ages were mostly twelve or thirteen.

　　Affected by the epidemic, Tongnan District Elementary School 4th to 6th grades will resume classes on April 27th, and the summer vacation will begin on July 11. Xiaoshuang's father said that a few days before the incident, her daughter had just taken a graduation photo.

Villagers say there are more pits in the river

　　The Fujiang River is the largest tributary on the right bank of the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. It flows through Mianyang City, Suining City, Tongnan District of Chongqing City, and merges into the Jialing River in Hechuan District of Chongqing City. Tongjia Village of Mixin Town is located at the junction of Tongnan District, Chongqing City and Suining City, Sichuan Province. Suining is across the Fujiang River.

　　The place where the 8 students had an accident was about 200 meters away from the villagers’ settlement in Tongjia Village. They had to pass through a vegetable patch and a forest before they could reach it. This means that even if someone calls for help on the riverside, it is difficult for villagers to hear at home.

　　Many villagers said that they were taking a nap at 1 or 2 pm on the 21st. No one noticed that the students in groups were walking towards the river. They only learned that the student doll fell into the water after the accident. Too.

　　The river surface in the accident area is about 100 meters wide, and there is a large tidal flat made of pebbles along the river. The terrain is gentle, and the dam of the hydropower station built upstream can be seen in the distance.

　　Villagers in Tongjia Village introduced that the Fujiang River has a relatively smooth flow in this area. However, due to sand mining operations, there are many hidden pits in the river channel. Generally, adults are aware of this and do not easily launch the water.

　　Villagers said that the hydropower station did not open the gate on the day of the incident. Except for the villagers who graze cattle and fish, few people usually go to the river.

　　Uncle Yang, a villager who often fishes in the area, said that as long as the weather is not particularly bad, he usually fishes there on Saturday and Sunday, "It happened to go to the field yesterday, but did not come (fishing), otherwise I saw it, and I must save it in the past Now."

7 students rescued from falling into the water

　　According to an official announcement from Tongnan District, after preliminary investigations, students living in the nearby Mixin Township Primary School met spontaneously on weekends and played at a wide beach on the Fujiang River in Tongjiaba. Seven students went to the rescue, causing the rescued students to fall into the water.

　　According to people familiar with the matter, the only boy among the 8 drowned students is the brother of one of the 7 drowned girls. After seeing his sister falling into the water, the boy jumped into the water to rescue his sister, which eventually led to drowning.

　　In addition to the 8 students killed, Xiaoyi is one of 7 others. According to Xiaoyi's uncle Mr. Jiang, according to Xiaoyi, she also fell into the water and struggled to climb to the shore. After slowing down, Xiaoyi called the police. Because the incident was located at the junction of the two places, this alarm call was received by the Suining police.

　　A report issued by Tongnan District stated that after learning of the situation, the local government immediately organized forces to conduct a search and rescue. After receiving the report from Tongnan District, the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government attached great importance to it and dispatched a working group to the scene for the first time to organize public security, firefighting, emergency and other efforts to carry out search and rescue.

　　The report said that at 6:30 on the 22nd, after overnight search and rescue, seven of the students were salvaged. After 40 minutes, the last student was salvaged and 8 of them had no vital signs.

　　Mr. Jiang said that on the 22nd, Xiaoyi took leave to adjust and recover at home. Xiaoyi's parents working in Yunyang County, Chongqing City, were rushing home. He said: "We are considering that at least one of (Xiaoyi's parents) should not go out to work, just look at the children at home. After this incident, we all feel that we are only worried about leaving the elderly with children."

The Ministry of Education reminded: do not advocate the rescue of drowning by minors

　　On June 22, Peng Mei News published a commentary stating that relevant statistics show that drowning has become the number one cause of abnormal deaths among children in my country. About 57,000 people drown annually throughout the country, of which 56.58% are under 14 years old. Especially in many rural areas, there are a large number of natural waters such as rivers, lakes and ponds, and the safety awareness of rural families is mostly weak, and the supervision of children is relatively loose. In particular, many children are left-behind children, and the guardians of non-parents are more weakly guarded. This has led to rural areas becoming a severely affected area for children drowning.

　　This is not the first time that the incident of drowning a minor caused by a rescuer has fallen. On April 20 last year, an 11-year-old girl in Lankao County, Henan Province accidentally fell into the water (after drowning) while playing by the river. A 12-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy playing nearby drowned during the rescue process; in 2011, Four elementary school students in Lu'an, Anhui, joined hands to save drowning students.

　　On May 29 this year, the Office of the State Council's Education Steering Committee issued the No. 2 Warning 2020, reminding local education departments and schools to work together with relevant departments to further strengthen drowning prevention work, and guide students to keep in mind the "six no" requirements for drowning prevention safety, and further improve The consciousness of "safety first, life first", the word "prevention" should be taken first, away from danger.

　　As early as 2012, in order to vividly remind students to strengthen drowning prevention during the summer, the Ministry of Education specially produced a slideshow to remind students through data, pictures and sounds. The safety education slide clearly stated that minors are not encouraged to rescue drowning persons. When minors find that someone is drowning, they should learn to call the police or call for help from an adult. Rescue from the shore or boat should first ensure their own safety and prevent being dragged into the water. . When rescuing a drowning person, throw a life buoy, bamboo pole, wooden board, etc. to the drowning person, and then drag it to the shore.

　　(Xinle, Xiaoshuang and Xiaoyi are pseudonyms in the text)