Two Mongolian boys, aged 3 and 5 were found frozen to death on the bank of the  River Kherlen nine kilometers from the center of Ulaanbaatar’s Baganuur District.  Another five year-old boy was taken straight to hospital after receiving first aid on the spot.

The boys were reported missing to the police after they failed to return home six hours after going out to play at 2.00 p.m on 11 April.  A  search and rescue team led by police detective B.Naranbaatar found the boys at 10.25 a.m. the following morning.