A man drowned while swimming in Wörthsee last night
Created: 08/17/2022, 08:41
Unfortunately, the forces of the Wörthsee water rescue service cannot save the swimmer in the Wörthsee.
(Iconic image) © Heiko Becker/IMAGO
Wörthsee - As reported by the Wörthsee water rescue service, a man drowned in Wörthsee last night.
According to the lifeguard, the accident happened on Tuesday evening.
The volunteers from the Wörthsee water rescue service were alerted at 5:40 p.m. to a person in water trouble in the Walchstadt section.
Passers-by watch as a man sinks in the water
An elderly man suffered cardiac arrest while swimming.
Attentive passers-by watched the sinking.
They called 911 and kept the patient afloat until emergency services arrived.
Resuscitation measures were immediately initiated on the lifeguard boat.
Unfortunately, any help came too late for the patient and he died at the scene of the accident.
Resuscitation measures on the lifeguard boat
In these moments, the thoughts and condolences of the rescue workers go to the relatives and survivors of the deceased, explains Deputy Chairwoman Jule Heuchert in a press release and, on behalf of the Wörthsee Water Rescue Service, thanks the attentive passers-by for their courageous intervention.
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