A swimming accident in the Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg (Oberpullendorf district) cost the life of a five-year-old girl. According to police reports, the child jumped into the so-called torrent pool in an unsupervised moment on Saturday followingnoon. After the rescue and resuscitation, the young Viennese was flown to the Donaustadt clinic in the federal capital, where she died on Sunday followingnoon.
According to the Burgenland State Police Directorate, the incident in the Sonnentherme occurred on Saturday between 12.15 and 12.45 p.m. A bather became aware of the lifeless floating child and pulled it out of the water. Resuscitation measures were carried out, and the rescue chain was also set in motion.