A 14-year-old boy recently drowned in the deep water area of a reservoir in Jiangsu province, but the tragedy wasn’t discovered until one of the boy's friends posted about the incident on social media.

On the afternoon of Sept. 24, the teen, Cao Xiaodong (a pseudonym), went to the reservoir with five friends to swim. Unfortunately, Cao drowned in the deep water while paddling with his friends. Though the other boys searched for Cao and waited at the scene, none of them called for help or contacted the police. It was reported that the boys had had a physical conflict earlier in the day, prior to the accident.

Later the same night, one of Cao's companions posted on WeChat that Cao might still be in the water. Upon learning the information, another student's parent immediately contacted the police. However, Cao had already drowned by the time his body was found the next day.

According to the police, Cao's father is demanding 20,000 RMB each from the other five families involved. So far the families have refused to pay the compensation. The case is currently under investigation by local government and police.