sentences:  Locals in the area have reported seeing 1-2 turtles that have a similar description to that of this species, meaning that there is a small possibility the species may still survive in the wild.In Oct. 2018, the Asian Turtle Program announced that it was interviewing local people to collect data to guideline searches for "R. swinhoei" in the very large area of flooded valleys formed by damming the Da River.In April 2018, conservationists confirmed the existence of a second wild individual in Xuan Kanh Lake, Vietnam.