In the Vitebsk region, a father drowned while trying to save his daughter who was drowning in a river

July 5, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Twelve people, including one minor, have drowned in the waters of the Vitebsk region over the past week, the regional organization of the Belarusian Voluntary Society for the Rescue of People on Water (OSVOD) told a BELTA correspondent. For example, in the Verkhnedvinsk district, a 17-year-old student of a local school drowned while swimming in an unorganized place. According to eyewitnesses, the teenager dived into the Western Dvina River and did not resurface. Also, a 44-year-old resident of the regional center drowned in the Western Dvina. He was spending time on the river in the Vitebsk district with his daughter. While swimming, the girl got caught in a strong current and was carried down the river. The father rushed to help and drowned. The girl was saved by a woman resting nearby. One tragic incident occurred during fishing: a fisherman (a 36-year-old man) drowned on Lake Spornoye Vymno in the Vitebsk district after falling out of a rubber boat. There were no rescue equipment, in particular a life jacket, in the boat. In total, over the past week, 22 people were rescued from the waters in the region, including two minors, and another 56 were warned about the inadmissibility of violating water safety rules. On the eve of folk festivals on Kupala Night, OSVOD specialists draw attention to the inadmissibility of night swimming, and also strongly recommend taking care of safety when organizing festive events near water bodies. -0-