Police in Thanh Hoa Province said rescue forces successfully brought the two women to safety at around 2.20 pm on May 18 after they became trapped near rocky outcrops at Sam Son beach.
Earlier that afternoon, the two local tourists, aged 42 and 32, had visited Sam Son beach and stopped to take photographs near the rocky area of Truong Le Mountain.
The location where the two female tourists were stranded (Photo: Cao Huong).
Authorities said the pair failed to notice the tide rising rapidly and were soon surrounded by seawater, leaving them unable to return to shore and at risk of being swept away by strong waves.
At approximately 2 pm, rescue teams were deployed to the scene and managed to reach the stranded tourists before safely escorting them back to land.