Carinthia: A sad assumption became a certainty – A dead man swimming instead of swimming

The horrible badumption that a swimmer drowned became sadly certain after a large-scale search operation. The divers of the rescue of water could only save the dead man.

"This is a terrible blow for the victim's family and for all of us.There's nothing worse: a day starts completely carefree and then ends in such a disaster. from Carinthia is thinking of the family of the deceased in these difficult times.All our sympathies apply to her, "said Kaiser completely moved by this accident.

The swimmer descended to the lowest point of the swim, a few seconds later, the rescuers jumped behind. Unfortunately, several attempts to find the deceased failed and the man could be found dead by the divers only after a dramatic and very difficult and dangerous search. The lake is 60 meters deep to the point where the man descended and required the skill of the emergency services.

The rescue chain became active immediately after the incident was known. More than 70 relief forces and the Red Cross were present, as well as divers who accompanied the action "swim rather than swim" every year

Police Update:

July 7, 11:50, a 63-year-old man from St. Egyden during a swimming event, a lake crossing from Sekirn to Krumpendorf, in the middle of the Wörthersee under.
Immediate dives by the ÖWR and the divers of the Freiwillige Feuerwehr Krumpendorf were unsuccessful.
Because of the depth of about 63 meters, where the man had put, special divers had to be used with special equipment.
They were able to recover the body of the man.

News Land of Carinthia:

"I hope that such a beautiful day and such a rewarding action for all will not end tragically and sadly." Currently, a search operation in the lake for a missing person.The divers are active, the rescue chain is exemplary, "said state governor Peter Kaiser in those minutes.
More than 70 rescue teams accompany the action "swim instead of bathing" between Krumpendorf Parkbad and Sekirn. During swimming, according to Kaiser was observed, as a swimmer put. After diving into the lake, all rescue teams are in action. The lake is at the badigned location at 60 meters deep

The participants are all provided with numbers in the action, these numbers are meticulously recorded and every swimmer and swimmer is, when they come out of the Water through a choke bottleneck created, so that everyone can be captured.

Source: Land Kärnten / LPD Carinthia