Surfers on the Walchensee ensured a large-scale deployment of the rescue forces on Saturday.
Despite the storm warning, two people from Munich ventured out to surf the lake.
A storm warning was issued for the Walchensee on Saturday.
This did not stop two Munich residents from surfing.
A large-scale deployment of the rescue workers followed.
Kochel am See - violent gusts of wind and a storm warning could not prevent a 66-year-old from surfing on the Walchensee on Saturday morning.
And that, although the storm warning for the Walchensee was active since 7 a.m.
At around 12.50 p.m., the integrated control center in Weilheim was informed about a missing surfer on Lake Walchensee.
A large-scale search began immediately.
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According to the police, the man from Munich went with his surfboard from the parking lot at the Brünnlwandtunnel in Kochel to the churned water at around 10.30 a.m. - and that despite strong gusts of wind.
The man from Munich got into distress and cut the sail.
Thereupon the wind drove the surfer in the area of the community Jachenau on the Süduferstraße to the shore.
Passers-by found the man there and brought him back to his car.
His equipment was left behind - the sails and surfboard were later to be recovered by the Walchensee water rescue service.
The previously triggered search operation was canceled around 1:20 p.m.
At this point in time, a police helicopter was already approaching.
A total of 30 rescue workers from the water rescue service and fire department from the surrounding locations were on duty.
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The ambulance service brought the Munich man to a hospital with hypothermia.
Since the 66-year-old wanted to go surfing despite the storm warning, he is now facing a complaint for violating shipping regulations with the threat of fines, according to the police.
But the 66-year-old wasn't the only one on the Walchensee that day.
According to the police, another surfer was reported when he returned from surfing on the Walchensee.
The 44-year-old surfer, who also comes from Munich, was also surfing on Walchensee despite the storm warning.
The Munich residents were well aware of the regulations, the police said.
He had therefore shown himself to be understanding.