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Dramatic operation on Eckernförder Strand: Two swimmers missing!
Large-scale operation by the fire department in Eckernförde: Two missing swimmers are being searched for using helicopters and underwater drones.
Dramatic operation on Eckernförder Strand: Two swimmers missing!
Today there was a dramatic large-scale operation on the main beach in Eckernförde, where two swimmers are missing. The search operation began in wonderful weather and temperatures of 26 degrees, when a helicopter circled over Eckernförde Bay and sirens from the rescue workers could be heard. Loud kn-online.de The forces of the German Life Saving Society (DLRG), the fire department, the DGzRS sea rescue teams and volunteer fire departments from the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district are on site.
In addition to helicopters, the emergency services also use boats and an underwater drone to find the missing swimmers. Many onlookers have gathered on the riverside promenades and are closely following the search. An Oland wind blows from the east and the water is around 20 degrees. However, the weather conditions in the region are not optimal and the situation is reminiscent of a tragic drowning of a German vacationer in the Polish Baltic Sea a few days ago.
Water safety in focus
The alarming reports of drowning accidents are not only increasing in Eckernförde. The DLRG registered a total of 411 fatal accidents in German waters in 2023, which represents an increase of 31 deaths compared to the previous year. This is the third year in a row with an increase in drownings and the total number of victims has exceeded 400 for the first time since 2019. The President of the DLRG, Ute Vogt, expresses the hope that awareness-raising measures before the warm season will make more people aware of the dangers in water. The safety of children is particularly important, as shown dlrg.de is reported.
Body washed up
In addition to what happened in Eckernförde, a body was discovered on the beach in Prerow in the Baltic Sea last week. The police are currently checking whether it is a 65-year-old missing swimmer who was washed up in the immediate vicinity of the Prerow pier. Eyewitnesses alerted rescue workers after they noticed a person in distress. In addition to this incident, there are reports that the search was called off due to unfavorable weather conditions and was only resumed the next day, but without success, as tag24.de reported.
The current situation highlights the need to raise awareness about water safety. It remains to be hoped that the emergency services in Eckernförde can immediately make further progress in the search and that these tragic incidents encourage people to exercise more caution when swimming.