Four people drowned in three days in the Vitebsk region

July 4, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Four people drowned over the three-day weekend in the Vitebsk region, the Vitebsk regional organization of the OSOVOD informed a BELTA correspondent. On July 1, the body of a 52-year-old resident of the Liozno district was found within the city limits of Vitebsk. He allegedly drowned on the same day while swimming sober. The drowning of the other three is linked to alcohol. For instance, in the Tolochin district, a 40-year-old man from Orsha and a 26-year-old resident of the Kobryn district of the Brest region became victims of the water. Both were near bodies of water with large groups of friends, and their recreation was accompanied by drinking alcoholic beverages. A similar tragedy occurred in the Sharkovshchina district: a 37-year-old man, while intoxicated, was swimming across a pond near the village of Bildyugi, got entangled in silt, and drowned. In total, according to operational data, 11 people drowned in the Vitebsk region in June, including one young child. To prevent such tragedies, OSOVOD employees urge people to exercise caution when relaxing near bodies of water and to refrain from consuming alcohol. Parents should be especially vigilant and under no circumstances leave children unattended, even for a short period. -0-