13-year-old dies after jumping into the Elbe - he couldn't swim
Created: 06/26/2022, 09:37
By: Martina Lippl
13-year-old non-swimmer dies after jumping into the Elbe.
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A 13-year-old teenager died in a swimming accident in Hamburg.
Hamburg – According to the police, the boy (13) could not swim.
According to eyewitness reports, he jumped into the Elbe on Saturday at the Teufelsbrück ferry terminal in Hamburg and sank.
Fatal swimming accident in Hamburg-Nienstedten - boy about 30 minutes under water
A major search for the 13-year-old started immediately.
As the
NDR
reports, in addition to lifeboats, a police helicopter and fire brigade divers were deployed.
Divers found him under a pontoon.
The youth was in the water for at least half an hour, police said.
The injured man was then taken to a hospital unconscious.
He died there on Sunday night, the police said on Sunday morning.
Fatal swimming accident in Hamburg: It was initially unclear why the boy jumped into the water
It was initially unclear why the boy jumped into the water.
A police spokesman said on Sunday that the 13-year-old had been in a group but had not been pushed or pushed.
He jumped from the ferry dock to the area between the jetty and land.
Several young people from the group jumped after them and tried to save the 13-year-old.
According to the police, they had to be cared for by pastors.
(ml/dpa)
