USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文双语Français
China
Home / China / Society

7 teenagers missing after swimming in East China river

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-08-08 19:13

NANCHANG -- One teenager was rescued and seven went missing Tuesday after swimming in a river in eastern China's Jiangxi province.

Local police were informed around 1:50 pm that a number of people were drowning in a river near an expressway bridge in Jinxian county. The police rescued one teenager from the water, local authorities said.

Investigation shows there were eight teenagers swimming, and seven are still missing.

A team of over 200 people are looking for the missing teenagers.

Editor's picks
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US