the members realize that a person is missing, his lifeless body found in the Albert Canal

Published on Saturday March 5, 2022 at 4:58 p.m.

By Sudinfo with Belga

A 73-year-old cyclist drowned on Saturday followingnoon in the Albert Canal near Geel, in the province of Antwerp, the prosecution said.

The septuagenarian was with a group of cyclists when he fell into the canal around noon on Saturday. The other members of the group realized at one point that the man was missing and found his lifeless body in the water.

It would seem that the man was unwell before falling into the water.