Student Nguyen Van Nha sacrificed himself to save 3 people (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

Nha, born in 1998 and lived in Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province, was the 4th year student, majoring in Information Technology, College of Science at the Hue University.

On Friday afternoon, while bathing at a beach in Phu Vang district, Nha discovered that 3 girls in his group were swept away from the shore, so he swam there to rescue them. However, after rescuing them, exhausted Nha was swept away by the sea waves.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged functional agencies to award Nha the Order of Courage and recognize him as martyr in accordance with regulations.