A teenager jumps after the cell phone and triggers a large-scale operation on the Danube

A 15-year-old just wanted to save his cell phone from the depths of the Danube.

However, it triggered a large-scale operation in which even a helicopter was involved.

Regensburg - On Wednesday evening (September 8th) several people called the emergency number because someone in the old town of Regensburg * had apparently fallen into the Danube.

Witnesses heard the splash from the water.

The police * then started a major search operation together with numerous water rescue workers.

According to the

, the rescue helicopter Christoph Regensburg was also briefly involved in the search.

DLRG forces searched the Danube with several boats in the dark.

Large-scale operation on the Danube in Regensburg: "No cell phone in the world is worth risking your life"

Finally, the emergency services met a soaked 15-year-old on the bank.

He said his mobile phone fell into the Danube.

He then jumped after to "save" it.

The young person does not have to expect any consequences after the large-scale operation.

As the police told the

, the situation was assessed in such a way that an operation was necessary. 

The police warned against swimming in the Danube in the area of ​​Regensburg's old town.

"No cell phone in the world is worth risking your life," a police spokesman told the dpa.

According to the current state of knowledge, the youngster was probably not able to save the cell phone from the water.