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A 63-year-old Carinthian was found dead in the Wörthersee on Saturday afternoon. The man had sunk in the morning as a participant in a swimming event in Krumpendorf suddenly under the eyes of the forces. Bruno Rbadinger, the provincial operations officer of the Austrian Water Rescue, told APA that the diver had sunk Saturday morning about 500 meters from the shore of Krumpendorf and did not go there. more presented. One of the rescuers present immediately jumped on him but could not believe it anymore. "According to the eyewitnesses, it sank like an incredibly fast rock," said Rbadinger.
With the help of a sonar device, forces located more than 60 meters deep water an object, and then dive two special divers. The body of the man was found during the first dive and then recovered by a rope. According to the emergency doctor, the man would have suffered a sudden cardiac death, said the chief of the rescue operations of the water. The prosecutor decides whether or not there will be an autopsy.
Nearly 600 amateur swimmers took part in the "Swimming instead of Swimming" action day, initiated by Governor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ). More than 70 volunteers accompanied the swimming event between Krumpendorfer Parkbad and Sekirn. The governor was "deeply affected" after the accident, as he was called in a broadcast.
(APA)
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