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3-year-old boy fell into the sewer “Father rescued both drowning” Witness: Father kept holding the child tightly | International | CTWANT

The selfless love of parents is touching! Recently, a 3-year-old boy in Hunan, China accidentally fell into the sewer. His father was rescued, but both drowned. When he was salvaged ashore, his father still held his son tightly, causing heated discussions on the Internet.

According to a comprehensive Lu media report, the incident occurred at about 7:30 pm on the 28th of this month. A 29-year-old father took his two sons out for a walk. The eldest son was 5 years old and the younger son was only 3 years old. Suddenly the younger son fell into a sewer. , The father hurriedly went to the rescue, but he did not expect the two people to come up after a long time, leaving the 5-year-old son crying helplessly, and passers-by hurried to call the police.

Unfortunately, the father drowned to save his son. (Picture/Flip from Weibo)

After the incident, the police rushed to the scene, but due to the complicated situation, they could only mobilize multiple pumps to pump water. It was not until 11 o’clock in the evening that the water in the well was finally drained. The firemen went down to find the father and son, but there were no signs of life. It is worth noting that the father still held his son tightly when he found them. It is understood that the greening near the incident site has not been completed, and many sewers have no manhole covers. The local police are investigating and handling the incident.

After the news was exposed on the Internet, heated discussions arose. “The construction party absolutely wants to do it”, “How should this family live”, “The manhole cover is not well covered, why not surround it! The construction party can’t shirk the blame”, and “there is no manhole cover.” Don’t you want to get up, do not take safety measures?”, “Two lives, it’s too sad”, “Human tragedies, not natural disasters but man-made disasters”, “This is too uncomfortable, right”, “Construction and related Damn the unit!”, “It’s too pitiful”, “It’s so tearful…it’s so wronged.”

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