Trier – Trier City Hall: Large-scale search for missing Moselle swimmers

In Trier , a young man disappeared who tried to cross the Moselle at the end of the afternoon Sunday

. A large-scale search of rescuers at night was unsuccessful.

According to preliminary results, two young men wanted the Moselle at 5.30 pm on the bank of Barbara. swim across the right bank to the West Bank at the pier of the rowing club. The young man from Trier left after about three quarters of the way. He went under the eyewitnesses several times. The professional fire service immediately alarmed Trier launched a search and rescue campaign, which lasted until 23:30. With the two boats the professional fire service of Trier and supported by a boat with sonar from the Technical Rescue Agency, a dozen divers from the Trier Professional Fire Department, the service of the fire service. Bitburg fire and the Luxembourg and Moselle civil defense for more than five hours. The Christoph 10 rescue helicopter and a helicopter from the Luxemburgish Air Rescue also helped with air search. In total, about sixty professional fire brigades, the Olewig volunteer fire department, the water police, the rapid intervention group, the police and the emergency services are found on the spot