On the afternoon of November 28, speaking with VietNamNet reporter, Mr. Ho Van Tran, Chairman of Tra Ka Commune People's Committee (Bac Tra My District, Quang Nam) said that he had found the body of a 2-year-old boy who went missing 7 days ago while playing at home.

Before that, at around 4:00 p.m. on November 22, Ms. HTTH (born 2001), mother of D.HTV (2 years old, Ca Dong ethnic group, residing in village 1, Tra Ka commune) went to the kitchen to boil water to bathe her child, when she returned, she did not see the child.

Suspecting that the child fell into a stream near his home, authorities have been searching for him for the past few days.

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SOS Quang Nam team supported the search and brought the child's body home for funeral arrangements. Photo: Le Nghia

At around 10am on November 28, V.'s body was discovered in the Tang River, near the Tay Tra Hydroelectric Plant (Tra Phong Commune, Tay Tra District, Quang Ngai).

"The scene where the body was found is about 30km from the victim's house. The Tang River connects Tra Phong commune (Quang Ngai) and Tra Ka commune (Quang Nam). V.'s family is poor, and the victim is the first child. Currently, the local government is supporting the child's funeral arrangements," said the Chairman of Tra Ka Commune People's Committee.

Authorities are searching for a 2-year-old child in Quang Nam who has been missing for the past 2 days and is suspected of falling into a stream near his home.