Drownings put spotlight on children's safety

THE BODIES OF TWO 8-YEAR-OLD TWINS were found one after the other in the sea in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on Monday, 24 hours after their mother reported their loss when they were playing on a beach, where swimming is forbidden. ThePaper.cn comments:

The woman said the last time she saw her twins was when they were playing with other children on the beach not far from her, but when she looked up from the screen after posting some photos on social media, the twins were no longer there.

The police officer who found the two bodies said the two girls probably drowned after being caught in the offshore currents, without being noticed by anyone on the beach or those swimming in the sea.