Hanover - Cyclist rescued from flooded area
A 75-year-old cyclist has been rescued from the flooded area of the River Leine in Hanover. The man had been cycling along the closed-off Brückstraße in the Döhren district on Wednesday afternoon despite the high water, the fire department announced in the evening. He fell off his bike and drifted about 20 meters into an adjacent forest. He finally held on to a branch and called the regional control center on his cell phone.
The 75-year-old could only be located with the help of two drones. Specialists from the water rescue service rescued him. Around 40 fire, rescue and police crews were on the scene. The fire department once again appealed to people not to enter the flood areas and dykes.
Press release
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- The 75-year-old cyclist's rescue operation took place in the Döhren district, which is located in the larger city of Hanover, part of the federal state of Lower Saxony.
- The fire department in Hanover urged people not to enter flood areas and dykes, following the rescue operation in the flood-prone Lower Saxony region.
- Despite the warnings, the 75-year-old cyclist had used his cell phone to call for help from the regional control center when he was stranded in the flood zone.
- The local emergency services, including the Hanover fire department and Lower Saxony's water rescue service, made up of roughly 40 teams, joined to conduct the rescue operation.
Source: www.stern.de
