A terrible drama occurred at a bathing lake in Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg).
A girl (8) drowned on Saturday evening.
Mannheim - A DLRG rescue diver found the eight-year-old under the surface of the lake on Saturday evening.
"Immediately initiated resuscitation measures were unsuccessful," said the police on Sunday.
The girl died a little later in a clinic.
Mannheim: Girl (8) drowns in a bathing lake
The mother had previously dialed the emergency number after she had not seen her daughter at Mannheim's Vogelstangsee for a long time, according to the police.
She reported the eight-year-old missing.
The police are investigating the exact circumstances according to their own information.
Among other things, an autopsy of the child should provide more information about the circumstances of death.
(dpa / ml)
Rescue workers fought for the life of a 15-year-old at a swimming lake in Bremen.
Hundreds of onlookers filmed the scene with their cell phones.
