On the evening of April 12, answering VTC News, Mr. Huynh Quang Trung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang, said that the police force, border guards, Son Tra Peninsula Management Board and tourist beaches have temporarily stopped searching for the missing twin brothers while swimming in the sea.

“On the evening of April 12, the strong winds and waves made the search and rescue operation difficult. Since the afternoon, the authorities have continuously cast nets in the sea area from Tan Tra beach to Non Nuoc beach with a length of about 2km but still had no results.

According to experienced fishermen, with today's strong winds and waves, the victim was likely swept away. Dozens of jet skis were also used by the search force to expand the search but they have not found him yet, " said Mr. Trung, adding that the search will continue tomorrow, April 13.

According to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Hai Ward, the family circumstances of the two victims are very difficult, the parents are manual laborers, the mother is a janitor.

Previously, VTC News reported that at noon on April 12, the People's Committee of Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang received a report of someone drowning while swimming in the sea.

Authorities identified the drowning victims as Phan Gia Bao and Phan Bao Truong, twin brothers (14 years old, temporarily residing at Group 56, Hoa Hai, Ngu Hanh Son), students in grade 8/3 at Huynh Ba Chanh Secondary School. The location of the two drownings was the sea area in front of a Resorts & Spa in Hoa Hai ward.

Immediately afterwards, the Ward People's Committee reported to the District People's Committee, notified the police force and Non Nuoc Border Guard Station to mobilize forces along with 10 jet skis, 3 basket boats of the Border Guard Station, the Son Tra Peninsula Management Board and Da Nang tourist beaches to coordinate the search. However, by the evening of April 12, the authorities had still not found the victim.