The search for two children, who probably drowned in the Tisa, continues in Transcarpathia

Today, July 30, at 05:20, the search for two children, who did not return home after a rest on the Tisa river in the village of Trosnyk in Vynogradiv district, continued, the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine Office in Transcarpathian region informs. According to the law enforcement agencies, on July 29, four local children, went swimming to the river without adult supervision. They chose a very dangerous and secluded spot with a steep bank. None of the children knew how to swim. Two children managed to get out of the river, and their friends – a 10-year-old boy and a year younger girl – were carried away by a rapid current and have not been seen since.

The rescue service received the report about a possible tragedy on the water on July 29 at 22:05. The crew of the 6th state fire and rescue unit of Vynogradiv was engaged in the search for the children And on July 30, at 05:20, a diving and rescue department of the city of Khust was sent to inspect the Tisa river water area. The search for the missing children continues.

Another child died during water recreation on July 27th in the village of Lumshory in Perechyn district. The Rescue Service received the report about the tragedy at 12:40. A resident of Kharkiv, born in 2014, was staying together with his parents at a local recreation center. While playing with other children, he fell into a vat with water, which most likely led to drowning. The final cause of the boy’s death and other circumstances of the case will be established by the relevant services.

Since the beginning of the year, 27 people have already drowned in water bodies in Transcarpathia. While during the same period of the last year, there were 18 such cases.