swimming accident
Seven-year-old boy and father die after being rescued from the Rhine
Water rescue, fire brigade and rescue services are looking for two missing persons: A seven-year-old child and his father previously went under in Bornheim while bathing in the Rhine.
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A seven-year-old child and his father died in hospital after being rescued from the Rhine. The accident happened on Monday in Bornheim.
A seven-year-old boy and his father died in hospital after being rescued from the Rhine. This was announced by a spokesman for the Bonn police early on Tuesday morning. The child and the 36-year-old went under on Monday while bathing in the Rhine. According to the fire brigade, the child was rescued from the water after an hour by rescue workers, and the father after another 40 minutes.
Rhein: father had an accident during a rescue attempt
The seven-year-old and a four-year-old child had previously bathed in the water in the Hersel district of Bornheim. According to the information, the two non-swimmers got into trouble, after which their father – also a non-swimmer – jumped in to save them. The four-year-old made it back to shore on its own, but the older sibling and father went under. Relatives called 911 from the shore.
A large contingent of 170 rescue workers from the fire brigade, the German Life Saving Society (DLRG) and the water rescue service as well as rescue workers from the air had searched for the two. The relatives on the shore had to be looked after after the incident.