His girlfriend was watching a diver (55) from the side who wanted to get golf balls from the adjacent facility in the Mühldorfweiher in Feldkirchen an der Donau when suddenly no air bubbles were visible anymore. She immediately raised the alarm. But unfortunately all help came too late for the 55-year-old.
Eight fire brigades and the water rescue team went looking for the 55-year-old – he was a professional diver for the fire brigade – in the icy water on Sunday around 5 p.m. Boats and searchlights lit up the lake and rescue divers jumped in. About half an hour later they encountered 55-year-old Perger at a depth of four to five meters, about twenty meters offshore. The paramedics tried everything on land to revive the injured professional diver. But unfortunately, all resuscitation attempts this Sunday were unsuccessful.
Diver looked for golf balls
The Mühldorfweiher, a former quarry lake not far from the swimming lakes of Feldkirchen, is especially popular with fishermen. A golf course borders the water. The 55-year-old dove for missed balls on Sunday and had already released a full bag of golf balls before the accident.
About half an hour after the professional started his dive, his girlfriend realized the 55-year-old was having problems and called 911. The cause of the terrible accident is still unclear. A health emergency is as conceivable as a mechanical trigger.
Source: Krone
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