A body was found in the Danube near Obernzell near Passau. Volunteer firefighters located the dead person on Thursday morning and brought him ashore, the police said. “It is very likely” that it was a water skier who had an accident there on Sunday, it said. The investigation into the case continued.
The 55-year-old had been pulled by a motorboat on the Danube, which his wife was steering. When he wanted to climb over the stern onto the boat, he got caught in the propellers, which were still turning, and sank. Numerous rescue workers searched for the missing person. The motorboat was secured and the public prosecutor ordered an expert opinion on the course of the accident. A crisis intervention team looked after the wife and two passengers.