A tragic accident occurred on a popular lake in Nuremberg. First responders and emergency services pulled a 17-year-old out of the water, but he died.
- A tragic swimming accident has occurred at Wöhrder See in Nuremberg.
- A 17-year-old was pulled out of the water and reanimated.
- The teenager died in the hospital.
Nuremberg - On Friday evening (August 21), a tragic swimming accident occurred on the south bank of the popular Wöhrder See in Nuremberg *. A 17-year-old boy died, as the police * announced.
Tragic swimming accident on Lake Wöhrder in Nuremberg: 17-year-old dies
Shortly after 8 p.m., witnesses from the operations center announced that a young man had gone under in the area of Norikus Bay . Several first responders and the alarmed rescuers immediately began looking for the young person. A police helicopter supported the search from the air.
Divers from the Nuremberg fire brigade * were also on duty. They located the 17-year-old at the bottom of the lake and brought him to the shore. The rescue service immediately initiated resuscitation measures , as the police announced. The young man was taken to a hospital , where he died on Saturday night.
Tragic swimming accident at Lake Wöhrder in Nuremberg: the police report in full
"Nuremberg. * (1162) On Friday evening (August 21, 2020) a tragic swimming accident occurred on the south bank of Lake Wöhrder. A 17-year-old boy died. Shortly after 8:00 p.m., witnesses from the operations center informed the operations center that a young man had sunk in the area of Norikus Bay. Several first aiders and the alarmed emergency services immediately started looking for the young man. A police helicopter supported the extensive search measures from the air.
Deployed divers from the Nuremberg fire brigade located the young person at the bottom of the lake and brought him to the shore. There the rescue service immediately initiated extensive resuscitation measures. The young man was subsequently admitted to hospital. The 17-year-old died there on Saturday night.
The Central Franconian Criminal Police Service took the first police measures at the scene of the accident. Why the young person went under is currently the subject of the criminal investigation. "
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