3 schoolgirls drown in lake tragedy

An afternoon of enjoyment turned into tragedy when 3 teenagers drowned in a Kandal lake. The incident took place at 2 pm on August 22, 2023 at Prek Thom Bridge, Bridge 62, Lute 18 called Luta Prak, Wat Po Rama, called Wat Po Yuon in Pratheat village, Prek Sdey commune, Sampov Poun city, Kandal province.

A witness – a 62-year-old woman named Srey Touch, who lives in the commune where the incident took place – said that the place where the girls went to swim is a well known local leisure spot with lot of shade trees. She added that there are vendors there, and every day there are people who come to sit by the lake for swimming.

She added that on the afternoon of August 22, four schoolgirls from Kampong Kong commune went to visit Chong Prek. One of them got into difficulties, and the other 3 went to her aid. Tragically, 3 girls drowned in total. Villagers found the body of a girl at 3 pm the same day and the other 2 bodies were found 30 minutes later

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