Relatives of Chinese-American brothers who drowned in NSW sued schools, government, etc.

　　China News Service, June 27. According to a comprehensive compilation report by the US "World Journal", the 19-year-old and 16-year-old Chinese brothers of Bei Yuyang, New Jersey, USA drowned in the school swimming pool in early June. There were three lifeguards at the scene, but the first aid was ineffective.

After the family held a farewell ceremony in New York's Chinatown on the 24th, they filed a civil lawsuit notice against the school, lifeguards and relevant government agencies, claiming that the defendant should be held responsible for negligence, and the two sought compensation of 50 million yuan each.

　　NJ101.5 reported that the family of the deceased is still waiting for the results of the investigation. The police pointed out that the time of the incident was open to the public for swimming. The deceased was in deep water and did not surface for a long time. Two lifeguards immediately jumped into the pool. Rescued people and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation. After that, the drowning person was sent to the hospital and the first aid was ineffective.

　　Under NSW law, notice must be given before the government is charged.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs said that, according to expert assessments, the tragedy should not have happened.

Regarding the relevant testimony showing that the two deceased were playing in the water at another closed diving area, the lawyer said that there were too many different opinions, and there should have been surveillance video at the scene to clarify the doubts, and hoped for a thorough investigation.

　　The accident happened at Lincoln Community School, a local public junior high school, on June 8. World Daily previously reported that the two deceased were from immigrant families in Fuzhou. Their parents immigrated to the United States to work hard in New York, and then the family moved to New Jersey.

　　Relatives and friends said that no one thought that such a tragedy would happen, and it took two lives in one fell swoop, and they still have a lot of appointments to go to during the summer vacation that they should have enjoyed.

　　Local Mayor Davis said he asked everyone to wait patiently for the results of the investigation.