Four students drown after old wooden boat sinks

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Four high school students, three girls and a boy, drowned while they were attempting to pick lotus fruit and flowers on a lake, and the boat they were in sank in Kampong Thom province’s Prasath Sambor district on Saturday afternoon. Prasath Sambor district deputy chief Major Loeung Thai said that the four victims were identified as Ken Sreyleak, 12; Kean Sreykhuoch, 12; Chitr Reaksmey, 12; Phoun Channa, 13; and Run Rotha, 12 year-old boy.

 

Maj Thai said yesterday that at 4:30 pm on Saturday, seven high school students went to swim at Boeng Toek La’ak lake in Cheay Sampov village, Prasath Sambor district’s Sambour village. Maj Thai said that the vicitms decided to take a boat out onto the lake to pick lotus fruit and flowers while the other three students played on the shore.

 

“According to the three students on the shore, while the victims were on the lake and picking the lotus fruit and the flowers, the old wooden boat sank and they all fell into the water,” Maj Thai said.

 

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