Wasserwacht moves out: Munich couple goes to Königssee - but thinks of important utensils

A couple from Munich had to be freed from a predicament on Sunday at Königssee. After all, the two behaved exemplary in one respect.

• On Sunday, a pair of even went Munich when walking at Koenigssee .
• The water rescue rescued them from the sea in the middle of the night.
• The hikers had thought of having a  mouth and nose cover with them and wearing them during the rescue .
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Berchtesgaden - The BRK Berchtesgadener Land reports: Around 10:15 p.m. two unharmed but blocked Munich residents reported from the Kesselsteig on the Königssee east bank via an emergency call, who then decided, however, to return independently to the lake area via the dilapidated path along the east bank. 

Rescue at Königssee: Wasserwacht reaches hikers from the water

Around 0.45 a.m. they called again at Malerwinkel because they couldn't get any further. The BRK water guard went out with her lifeboat, quickly found the 37-year-old man and the 33-year-old woman, docked, walked a little towards them, brought them to the boat and drove them back to the lake area. 

Hikers wear FFP2 masks during the rescue at Königssee

Both of them had FFP2 masks with them and wore them throughout the mission so as not to endanger the rescuers . They drove back home that night. 

Kesselsteig on Königssee difficult to walk on

The dilapidated path is quite difficult to walk on, among other things because of fallen trees and climbing passages. The woman had slightly injured her knee, but went to medical treatment on Monday. Three volunteers were required for around an hour and a half.

While things were quiet in the corona lockdown for rescuers in Bavaria, accidents in the leisure sector are now increasing again. In the Weilheim-Schongau district, a man raced around with a Lamborghini. There was also a drama about a missing Bundeswehr soldier in Berchtesgadener Land. By contrast, the number of accidents involving cyclists increased, rather than decreased, for example in the district of Starnberg.

mm / tz