2023-06-25 11:28:00
A 22-year-old man from Wuppertal is said to have walked into the Rhine with two other men (23 and 24 years old) at Himmelgeister Beach in Düsseldorf late Saturday followingnoon, according to a spokesman for the fire brigade. At this point the Rhine seems quite flat and calm, it is quite popular with the people.
The three men are said to have initially stood in the water when they were caught by a suction and then swept away by the current.
Two were saved
Witnesses told police that the men were screaming for help. One of them was able to hold on to a larger rock and get out of the river under its own power. Another was rescued by a witness using a rubber dinghy. For the third young man, help came too late: he was swept away by the current.
Large-scale operation for rescue workers – search so far unsuccessful
The fire brigade worked with boats, divers and current rescuers until late in the evening to find the 22-year-old. She was assisted by a police helicopter. However, the search had to be abandoned without success.
Now it would be a matter of waiting to see whether the young man still shows up, according to a fire department spokesman from Düsseldorf. According to a police spokeswoman, there is no evidence that the men were drunk.
Two dead following bathing accidents in the Kleve district
Two swimming accidents in Kleve ended fatally on Saturday. As the police announced on Sunday, an 86-year-old died while swimming in a quarry pond in Issum. Emergency services recovered his body following a search operation. Witnesses had previously alerted the police to a parked bicycle and clothing items that apparently belonged to the man.
Also in the Kleve district, a 73-year-old died following a swimming accident in the Eyller See natural swimming pool in Kerken. Other swimmers discovered the woman floating lifeless in the water and brought her to shore. Rescue workers initiated resuscitation measures. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital, where she died a little later, police said.
A week earlier, the emergency services in Lüdinghausen had stopped looking for a man who had not reappeared following swimming in the Dortmund-Ems Canal.
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