Deadly surfer drama in the North Sea: "Were really no idiots" - the search for the body continues

There was a drama off the Dutch North Sea coast. Several surfers fell victim to severe weather. Five people are dead. The search is on.

• Several surfers fell victim to the extreme weather conditions in the North Sea .
• The rescue operation came to a sad end.
• Five people are dead. 
• A body that was already sighted on Tuesday is still being searched.

Update from May 14, 12.45 p.m .: Navy divers resumed the search for the last victim of the fatal accident involving five Dutch surfers on Thursday. An underwater robot was again used to find the 23-year-old's body, the Dutch news agency ANP reported.

The body of the missing young man was sighted on Tuesday, but was then aborted by the current. Forces had searched for him in vain on Wednesday before Scheveningen.

Surfer drama: Deadly tragedy in the North Sea - "Were really no idiots" - a victim remains missing

Update from May 13, 7:29 p.m .: After the  surfing disaster  off the Dutch North Sea coast, the fifth surfer remains missing. The search for him was canceled on Wednesday. 

Unfortunately, the body of the 23-year-old young man has not yet been found, the police said in The Hague on Wednesday. Forces had searched all day off the coast of Scheveningen near The Hague. Navy divers and an underwater robot had also been deployed. The search should continue on Thursday.

Update of May 13, 3 p.m .: After the tragic fatal accident of five Dutch surfers on the North Sea coast , the search for the last victim has resumed.

As the police announced in The Hague on Wednesday, the Navy is also helping to search near the port. The Navy uses, among other things, an underwater robot , reports the Dutch agency ANP. Initially, the police and coast guard were unsuccessful in the early morning.

An underwater robot from the Dutch Navy is said to help find the fifth body. 

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Surfer drama: Deadly tragedy in the North Sea - ""

Update from May 13th, 11:57 am:  On the Dutch North Sea coast on the beach at Scheveningen , there was an alarm on Wednesday morning, as can be read on the Twitter account of the rescue brigade. "Person in the water at Noordelijk Havenhoofd beach", it said in the tweet. 

Five surfers died in the waves on Monday. Four bodies were recovered, the fifth body was still missing (we reported). 

As reported by the "Bild" newspaper, an angler had spotted a body in the water on Wednesday morning . So far, it is still unclear whether this is the fifth body . According to the report, a special fire department surfer rescue team is said to begin the search throughout the day. The coast is also flown by helicopter. 

05:35:32 P 2 BDH-03 Persoon te water Noordelijk Havenhoofd Strand Noord SGRAVH 159591 8802 8810 157109 155040 #KNRM Station SCH #Scheveningen - Opstappers KHV

Surfer drama: deadly tragedy in the North Sea - local surf club mourns

Update from May 12, 8:09 pm:  Stiffness in the Netherlands : After the tragic death of five surfers in the North Sea , the village of Scheveningen is paralyzed. 

The local surf club wrote on Facebook: “Today we all think of Joost, Sander, Pim, Matthijs and Max , who yesterday paid for the struggle with our beloved North Sea with their young lives. A black day in the history of Scheveningen. "

The Hague Mayor Johan Remkes  hopes for a quick clarification of the accident. He also wants to have it determined whether adjustments to the surf water from Scheveningen are necessary.

Holland: Surfer drama in the North Sea - mourning in Scheveningen

Update from May 12, 6:54 p.m .:  The small fishing village of Scheveningen near The Hague mourns. Mayor Johan Remkes  expressed his sympathy to the relatives after the tragic surfing accident. "This is primarily a personal drama," he explains.

The Hague - Reactie burgemeester Remkes op surfdrama Scheveningen https://t.co/khvMIdZo3i

 "We sympathize with you and stand by your side." The grief in the community was "unimaginable", he later said at a press conference: "The way in which so many young lives are broken off and so many families and It was incredibly cruel to meet groups of friends . ”The victims were between 22 and 38 years old .

Netherlands: Surfer drama in the North Sea - five people die

On the beach, as can be seen on television pictures, people stand together and look in amazement at the large emergency vehicles and the boats that are still looking for the last victim. They are walkers, residents and surfers.

Flowers lie in front of The Shore surf club . Some of the victims are said to have been surf teachers here. " Two of them were even lifeguards, " a young man told reporters. " They weren't really idiots, " says another on the radio. " They knew the sea like their pockets, " says the mayor. It is said to have been men and women .

But what had happened and brought these well-trained surfers into need? "We don't know yet," said Coast Guard spokesman Edwin Granneman on the radio, "that needs to be investigated."

Drama in the Netherlands: five surfers die in the North Sea.

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Some surfers still managed to reach the beach on their own. The Royal Dutch Rescue Society was alerted and was able to rescue seven people from the water on Monday . Two died on the beach despite attempts to resuscitate. A third surfer was hospitalized.

On Tuesday, more bodies were gradually recovered.

Surfer drama in the North Sea: search ends tragically - terrifying new details

Update of May 12, 15:59:  Sad reality in the North Sea : In a tragic accident off the Dutch coast are five surfers were killed . According to police, the surfers had been torn away on Monday in front of a beach in Scheveningen near The Hague in strong wind in the churning sea. 

Two of the crashed surfers were trained lifeguards , said Den Haag's "night mayor" Pat Smith on The Hague FM radio station . They had disappeared into the spray while exercising, which "had hit them like an avalanche".

North Sea: surfer drama on the Dutch coast

The storm had churned the sea badly. The rescue workers also had difficulty fighting their way through the spray . Photos of the scene of the accident showed helicopters , the rotor blades of which were used to clear solid foam at the entrance to the port in Scheveningen . Several lifeboats also fought their way through the surf.

Bathing and surfing events are rare on the Dutch coast . In a storm, however, the situation can quickly become dangerous.

#Scheveningen #Surfers Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/lmWWx7mJjA

Update from May 12, 11:52 a.m .: According to bild.de , the number of deaths has meanwhile increased to five. The search for other missing persons has ended.

North Sea: surf trip ends fatally - dramatic details

First report from May 12, 2020:  Scheveningen - Severe weather conditions have cost at least four people their lives on the Dutch coast , another is still missing . As reported by bild.de , strong winds and currents brought the water sports enthusiasts into distress on Monday evening (May 11th) .

North Sea: dead and missing: surfer drama - weather conditions are doomed to them

According to the local coast guard, seven surfers were pulled ashore because they had not made it on their own. Two of them were bild.de  According yet on Monday  found dead . Accordingly, one person was brought to a hospital, a third and a fourth surfer were washed ashore on Tuesday morning (May 12) . Another person is still missing. 

North Sea drama: several surfers die - rescue operation underway

The search continued on Monday evening at 11 p.m. to resume on Tuesday. According to the report, helicopters and boats are currently in use, but a layer of foam on the water complicates the rescue operation .

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