On Monday afternoon, the Vorarlberg water rescue service searched for a drowned person in a quarry in Rankweil-Brederis for a few hours – without result. Swimmers had apparently observed sinking hands 50 to 60 meters from shore.
One thing must be said in advance: the search by the Vorarlberg water rescue service for an allegedly drowned swimmer on Monday in a quarry in Rankweil-Brederis was exemplary. Just before 4 p.m., several people saw two sinking hands 50 to 60 meters from the northwest bank of the body of water. When no one showed up for the foreseeable future, they alerted the emergency services.
They arrived on the scene after only a few minutes with nine vehicles and 49 people. 21 divers from the water rescue service subsequently searched the alleged accident site mentioned by the swimmers several times. The lake is ten to twelve meters deep at this point. Finding no one there, they systematically expanded the search to the rest of the quarry lake. That also failed.
Better to call once too often than once too little
But after no objects were found on the bank and no person was reported missing, the water rescue service halted the operation after about two and a half hours at around 6:20 p.m. However, the water rescue service does not want the search to be interpreted as a false alarm. If anyone thinks they see a person drowning, they should definitely call 911. Better too much than too little is the motto of the Vorarlberg water rescue service.
Source: Krone
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