Fatal accident in the Kahl bathing lake: Swimmer (40) found dead


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The rescuers were on site with a large contingent. (Symbolic image) © Peter Kneffel/dpa

A 40-year-old man died in a swimming accident in a swimming lake in Kahl am Main on Whitsunday.

Kahl am Main – According to the police, the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the swimming lake at the campsite in Kahl. The 40-year-old, a Romanian citizen from the room Hessewas swimming in the lake with a friend. The two lost sight of each other in the water near a bathing platform.

Fatal accident in the Kahl bathing lake: Swimmer (40) found dead

According to the police, the companion immediately alerted the water rescue service at the lake. Additional fire and rescue services were then called in for water rescue via the integrated control center.

According to the emergency services, a diver from the water rescue service took part in the search operation, who finally located the missing person at a depth of around four meters in the lake and brought him to the surface of the water. However, any help came too late for the man; He could only be rescued from the bathing lake dead.

The Aschaffenburg criminal police took over further investigations into the exact circumstances of the swimming accident on Sunday.

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