- Boy falls into Duisburg harbor pool and later dies
A four-year-old boy who fell off a boat in the Duisburg Yacht Harbor on Wednesday evening has died. He passed away a few hours after the accident at the hospital, a police spokesperson said. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.
The police are investigating in a death inquiry to determine if there were any violations of supervision duties, whether the boy was wearing a life jacket, and who was nearby at the time. Witnesses and relatives are being questioned for this purpose.
A witness reportedly noticed the accident and alerted the rescue services. Firefighter divers pulled the boy out of the water and attempted to revive him, but it was evidently too late, the police spokesperson said. There is no indication of any intentional act, he added.
The family requested for the boy's remains to be handled with care during the shipping process to the morgue. The investigation into the incident revealed that the boat did not have any required safety equipment, including life jackets.
