2023-09-10 09:40:00
A missing swimmer at Mindelsee has caused a major fire brigade and DLRG operation in the Möggingen district of Radolfzell since Wednesday evening, September 6th. According to a report from the Radolfzell fire department on Thursday, a relative reported a missing 69-year-old. The lake was then searched with three emergency boats from the fire department and DLRG. In addition, a helicopter from the Swiss Air Rescue Service REGA and a police helicopter with a thermal imaging camera are said to have been used.
Use of drones and divers
The lake was subsequently searched with a drone and emergency divers. According to the fire department’s report, a DLRG water detection dog also searched the surface of the lake from a boat. At the same time, a search of the lake bed also took place with two sonar devices from the Radolfzell and Konstanz fire departments.
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Unfortunately, the fire department reports that the full use of all available search methods was unsuccessful. The search was called off following around four hours without success. The relatives of the missing person were looked following by the rescue service and the emergency pastoral care.
The police continued the search for the missing man at Mindelsee on Thursday morning. When asked, Katrin Rosenthal, spokeswoman for the Konstanz police headquarters, said: “As long as there is still hope, we will continue to search.”
Swimmer is found dead
The search for the missing person continued on Friday, September 8th. Police divers were out and regarding in Mindelsee once more in the morning, police spokeswoman Katrin Rosenthal said. But there is no longer any hope of finding the man alive.
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On Saturday, sad certainty: According to a police report from the command and situation center of the Konstanz police headquarters on Sunday morning, the 69-year-old might only be found dead in Mindelsee on Saturday followingnoon.
“The criminal police flew over the lake once more together with a drone from the fire department. The missing swimmer was located in the middle of the lake,” the report says. The body was recovered with the help of a boat from the Konstanz water police, and the criminal police’s investigation into the exact circumstances is ongoing.
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