Four kids drown in Chinese river
December 5th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANSBeijing, Dec 5 (IANS) Four children drowned in a river in the northern province of Shanxi, authorities said Monday.
The children, aged 6 to 12, were reported missing Sunday afternoon, and were confirmed dead Monday morning after being taken out from an ice-covered river, said a rescuer.
Villagers found a child alive in the Xiaohe river near the village of Yuanwo at 7 a.m. Monday, but the child died later in hospital, and fire fighters retrieved the lifeless bodies of the other three at 8 a.m. Monday, Xinhua quoted the rescuer as saying.
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