Accident - Boat with four people capsized during flood relief operation
A boat with several people on board capsized in the Wittenberg district during a rescue operation due to the high water on the Elbe. A grandfather, two grandchildren aged nine and twelve and their mother fell into the seven-degree Elbe, according to the water police on Saturday. The grandparents' house in the flooded area in Dabrun could no longer be reached by car - so the family tried to use the grandpa's boat to take care of the grandparents.
For reasons as yet unexplained, water got into the boat, causing it to tip over. A fireman who happened to be nearby noticed the accident and quickly rushed to help with another boat. All four people were rescued and taken to hospital with severe hypothermia. The incident occurred on Friday.
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- Despite the ongoing flood relief actions in Saxony-Anhalt, the accident with the boat resulted in severe hypothermia for all four rescued individuals.
- The mother and her grandchildren had to rely on the boat during the flood due to the inaccessibility of their flooded home in Dabrun, which could no longer be reached by car.
- The accident occurred on a Friday, adding to the challenges faced by the relief efforts and emergency services in the flood-stricken Wittenberg district.
- The grandparents' house was located in a flooded area, making it a dangerous and challenging scenario for rescue operations, as seen in this unfortunate accident.
- The raised water levels along the Elbe caused numerous accidents and difficulties, including this boat capsizing incident during the flood relief operation in Wittenberg.
Source: www.stern.de
