A child has reported drown in Thiet County in Tonj state. According to the information received by Don Bosco radio, the child left the church at the end of the mass and went to play with her colleagues. The parents later received the information that she got drown in the man-made river.
Abai Aguek a sister of the deceased says she was at home, but the child was with her friend playing. During the process, the child and her friends went to a nearby forest.
On reaching the forest, the deceased went for bathing in the man-made-river where she got drown.
Abai says her sister told her she was going to the church. But later received the shocking news of her death.
Meanwhile, residents of the area have called on government to improve measures to protect children and suggest the construction of a fence around the river side for the protection of children.