According to U Min Nai, chairman of the New Generation Social Welfare and Rescue Association, at around 12:30 noon on February 13, two young men drowned in a pond at the Salian Golf Course in Salian Town, Yangon Province.
Wu Min Nai said that after the incident, members of the fire brigade of the Salim Town Fire Department and the Shwedang Mountain Fire Brigade conducted search work at the scene and found one body at 2 o'clock at noon, and another body at around 2:30.
"These ponds are used by the refinery in the golf course. There are four ponds in total. Swimming is not allowed and the water is very deep. Because they are children, they go swimming secretly and the water is clear. Drowning incidents have often occurred in these ponds before. Outside that place Most people can’t see it because it’s a golf course and it’s a large pond covered by bushes. The people who were tending sheep and cattle there saw the incident on February 13, and sometimes they didn’t even know until the bodies surfaced.”
It is said that the two deceased were 17 and 20 years old respectively. The body was sent to Salim People's Hospital by a vehicle of the New Generation Social Welfare and Rescue Association.
He said: "Now that the exam is coming to an end, I hope parents can pay more attention to their children. In the last few days of the exam, many boys often go swimming without telling their parents, so I hope parents will be more careful during these days and it is best to wait until after the exam is over to take their children home."
Similar drowning incidents occur from time to time. Just on February 12 of this month, two men, aged 18 and 21, drowned in the Didegong Dam in Mysha Town, Mandalay Province.
It is reported that on January 1 this year, at the Fort Pier on the Irrawaddy River on Jiangbian Road in the west of Mandalay City, a child swimming in the river also unfortunately drowned.
Similarly, on November 17, 2025, four men drowned while swimming in a competition near Qiangsong Bridge in Block 5, Myawaddy City.
At present, drowning incidents caused by swimming occur frequently across the country. According to data obtained by the Myanmar Social Welfare and Relief Organization, most accidents are caused by splashing or swimming competitions in streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.
Young men account for the vast majority of recent drowning incidents in cities such as Myawaddy, Yangon and Mandalay. It is understood that the causes of death are mostly due to encountering strong currents in deep water areas or exhaustion of physical strength.
