Huge shock for parents and their ten-year-old son during a boat trip on the Attersee. The father did everything he could to revive the motionless swimmer, but the emergency doctor could only determine that he was dead. An autopsy will now clarify the cause of death of Regauer.
The family was still in shock several hours later and had to process the images and what they had experienced. A planned evening boat trip to enjoy the sunset at the Attersee ended in a nightmare shortly after setting sail.
Father brought the motionless man to shore
The parents (37, 40) and their ten-year-old son were still in the harbor area of Schörfling when they discovered a person in the water who was no longer moving. The 37-year-old father jumped from the boat into the lake and brought the motionless man to the jetty. He immediately began resuscitation measures and a short time later the rescuers arrived, including an emergency doctor. But there was no more help: the doctor could only declare that the man was dead.
No one noticed anything
The alerted police were able to quickly establish the identity of the dead man: he was a 73-year-old from Regau who had driven alone to the Attersee to spend the hot Thursday there. No one saw him step into the water or noticed the accident. A judicial autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.
The temperature difference could be the cause of this
Researchers are currently assuming a drowning accident or an acute health problem. It is unclear whether the 73-year-old had previous illnesses that would have increased his risk. But the fact is that cooling off in the lake is not completely safe when the temperature difference between air and water is ten degrees or more.
This is currently the case at the Attersee, which is still ‘fresh’ at 23 degrees, but the air is over 30 degrees hot. According to doctors, if you jump straight from the sun into cold water, your body reacts with a thermal shock that increases your blood pressure and causes your blood vessels to constrict. This puts a strain on your circulation and can lead to fainting, brief loss of consciousness or a heart attack.
Source: Krone
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