Objects in the water? – Divers to investigate Munich Eisbach after an accident

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After the fatal accident in the Eisbach of Munich, the water started on Thursday. About 50 emergency services, including divers, are on site (see video above).

They are intended to find possible objects or obstacles where the board of the 33-year-old surfer could have been caught. The office of the public prosecutor of Munich ordered the investigation. It should be noted that fish living in the Eisbach, said a police spokeswoman. Lowering the water is therefore a very extensive measure. Only a few days after the accident it was considered to lower the water to check the surface for obstacles. For example, it was speculated whether an e-scooter or a bicycle could have landed in the power.

As reported, an experienced surfer had an accident two weeks ago and then died in the hospital. The security lines that were attached to the ankle of the 33-year-old, or her plate was addicted at the bottom of the Eisbach. The woman could no longer free herself because of the strong current, other surfers failed too. Only firefighters could cut the belt with a diving knife and remove the woman from the icy floods.

Surfing “prohibited until further notice”
The spectacle of the surfers, who drove there in the standing wave in every season and sometimes deep into the night, always attracted countless tourists. Two days after the accident, the place was closed and closed with bars. Until now, surfing was allowed at your own risk, now the city of Munich has “forbidden” – with a new general order.

Source: Krone

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