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Coronavirus: DLRG fears rush on swimming lakes - "We don't want to become a new Ischgl"

2020-05-21T21:05:17.843Z


Due to the corona crisis, trips abroad are not possible. During the Pentecost holidays, the DLRG anticipates a rush to swimming lakes in Bavaria - and warns of the dangers.


Due to the corona crisis, trips abroad are not possible. During the Pentecost holidays, the DLRG anticipates a rush to swimming lakes in Bavaria - and warns of the dangers.

  • At Pentecost, the DLRG expects a rush to Bavarian bathing lakes.
  • Due to the Corona * crisis, trips abroad are currently taboo.
  • The five-lake country is preparing.
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The past weekend with the masses of day trippers to the lakes and mountains was a foretaste of what the leisure regions can expect on Ascension Day and during Pentecost. In any case, the DLRG , the German Life Saving Society, continues to expect a rush to the open water, especially since the outdoor pools are dense due to corona and trips abroad are taboo. 

Corona in Bavaria: excursions to lakes - DLRG warns

Ingo Flechsenhar, President of the DLRG Bavaria : “The attraction of the lakes, ponds, ponds, rivers and streams will increase because many will spend the summer inland. But waters also harbor dangers. ”Everything is different this season: there have been no swimming courses for the children since March, and there is a minimum distance on the lawns. If someone needs help, there is always a risk of getting infected above the rescuers. 

The DLRG appeals: "Be particularly careful and responsible this year." The risk of infection is omnipresent on the sunbathing lawns, also because people often come closer than allowed: So on "Percha Beach" on Lake Starnberg, Sunday afternoon was almost full. 

Corona in Bavaria: Five-Lakes are counting on rush during holidays

The entire region of Five Lakes is already counting on tens of thousands of visitors for the Pentecost holidays, so the Starnberg police have requested support staff as a precautionary measure: several patrols will continuously monitor bathing and parking spaces. "Illegal parking is towed rigorously," announces the Starnberg police. Officials will also be out in the evening and at night to stop any corona parties .

Meeting points are also observed from the water. Tegernsee Mayor Johannes Hagn (CSU) is not afraid of the upcoming vacation. “People are on the lake or in the mountains. There is not such an urgent narrowness as in Munich on the Isar. ” A concept for the sunbathing areas is currently being developed in the Tegernsee valley . It will not work here without bans. Christian Kausch, Managing Director of Tegernseer Tal Tourismus GmbH: "Because we don't want to become a new Ischgl ". 

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As soon as there are loosened corona, the mountains are stormed again. On Sunday there was complete chaos. The Mayor of Kochel wrote a brand letter to Munich. *

It was no different to expect: Already in the early morning on Father's Day there is heavy excursion traffic in the Miesbach district. The police are ready. *

CM, IKE, MC

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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