On Tuesday, a missing swimmer who had not shown up in Vienna’s Kaiserwasser was found dead. The 29-year-old could swim, but according to a friend, had consumed alcohol and drugs immediately beforehand.
After the celebration on Tuesday, shortly before 2:30 a.m., they went into the water together in the side branch of the Old Danube. The 29-year-old never showed up. His friend alerted the police. The emergency services immediately started a search to locate the missing person.
Major operation on the Danube
In addition to a police boat and water police officers, there were also several patrol teams, a police helicopter, fire brigade divers and a drone from the Vienna fire brigade. The Vienna professional rescue service also participated in the search with the special task force.
Accident likely
The operation had to be stopped after a few hours, but was resumed in the morning. In the afternoon, the police finally announced that the missing man could only be found dead by divers. It excludes third-party negligence. The Viennese had previously celebrated with his friend and used both alcohol and drugs. Nevertheless, an autopsy was proposed to clarify the exact cause of death.
Source: Krone
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