The discovery concluded an intensive operation that began after a collision between the passenger boat and a stone-laden ferry on Thac Ba Lake on Saturday night. The accident claimed the lives of six people, including Hoang Thi T., 60, Hoang Thi Hoa, 56, Trieu Thi H., 48, Hoang Van T., 42, Hoang Duc M., 11, and Hoang Thi Thanh T., 14. All were residents of Ngoi Song Hamlet in Cam Nhan Commune, Lao Cai Province. An official from Cam Nhan Commune told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that four bodies had been found close to each other near the site where the passenger boat sank. The ferry transporting rocks was traveling from Luc Yen Commune to Huong Ly Port when it struck the passenger boat.

Source: Tuoitre News February 23, 2026 04:18 UTC