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Tragedy at the swimming lake: 76-year-old dies while swimming in Kranzberg
A 76-year-old man drowns in the Kranzberg swimming lake. Resuscitation efforts fail. Investigations are ongoing.
Tragedy at the swimming lake: 76-year-old dies while swimming in Kranzberg
A tragic swimming accident caused consternation on June 30, 2025 in the Kranzberger bathing lake in the Freising district. A 76-year-old man went under at around 7:30 p.m. and could not be saved despite immediately alerting the rescue services. Bathers who observed the incident quickly alerted the fire department, who eventually found the pensioner and brought him to the shore. But all resuscitation measures were unsuccessful and the man died at the scene of the accident Mercury reported.
The incident in Kranzberg is not an isolated case. In June 2025, more than 20 fatal swimming accidents have already occurred in Bavaria, a worrying trend highlighted by various media outlets, including star, was documented. This number corresponds to around a third of the total bathing deaths from the previous year and highlights the dangerous conditions in many bodies of water, which attract many bathers in the hot summer months.
Tragic swimming accidents in Bavaria
The situation surrounding swimming in Bavaria is being closely monitored by the water rescue service and the DLRG. According to a current survey, the number of swimming accidents increased in Germany in 2022; A total of 411 people drowned in the same year. Experts attribute this increase to climate change and the associated hotter summer days. There have also been a number of other incidents in the last few weeks: a woman drowned in Lake Langwieder near Munich, and in Altötting a 78-year-old man died after a swimming accident, despite the first signs of life through resuscitation measures. reported BR.
The President of the Bavarian Red Cross has urgently warned against carelessness when swimming. Young swimmers in particular should always be supervised and it is recommended not to swim alone and parallel to the shoreline. In addition, everyone who goes into the water should carry a buoy with them to help themselves or signal for help in an emergency.
The tragic events of the last few weeks appeal to the sense of responsibility of all bathers. This is the only way to reduce the risk of a swimming accident in order to ensure safe summer bathing fun.