Žrtve, Vahidin Hrustić i Mersid Memišević, obojica u 20-tim godinama iz jednog sela u blizini Srebrenice, ušli su u obilježeno minsko polje u potrazi za drvetom za prodaju, kako bi pomogli svoje porodice.
The victims, Vahidin Hrustic and Mersid Memisevic, both in their 20s from a village near Srebrenica, entered a marked minefield in search of wood to sell to support their families.