Tragic accident on Friday afternoon in the Tyrolean Flirsch (Landeck district): A 24-year-old kayaker had to watch helplessly as his father (58) became trapped between two rocks in the Rosanna and eventually drowned.
The two Germans left around 2 pm for a kayak trip on the Rosanna in the municipality of Flirsch. Police say the 58-year-old capsized after a short drive and then swam with the current. Then came the accident with a water roller: the father hit the bottom of the river with his foot between stones and was unable to free himself.
Son couldn’t save his father
His son immediately noticed the emergency, rushed to help the trapped person and tried to pull him out of the strong current. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t. Finally, the 24-year-old made an emergency call. However, this came too late: the 58-year-old was pushed under water and drowned.
Rescuers were initially only able to secure the dead man. Only after lowering the Rosanna’s water level by closing a weir system were they able to rescue the victim – about two and a half hours after the accident. The next of kin are now being taken care of by the crisis intervention team.
Source: Krone
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