Asylum and Migration
Great sorrow over drowned boys in Nunspeet: 'Two brothers in one grave, that is unbearable'
On 2026-09-07, deep grief struck Nunspeet after Yuriy (20) and his foster brother Dmitry (15) drowned during a swim in the Zandenplas. The Ukrainian boys, who arrived in the village in 2022 with only a backpack and no prior knowledge of the area, were taken in by the community. Their tragic deaths have left Nunspeet mourning, as the village now faces the pain of burying two brothers together, described as 'unbearable' by those affected.
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