Tempest sweeps across the area. - Ongoing quest to find missing firefighter
Police reports indicate that the search for a firefighter who went missing in Swabia has shifted from the water to land and air. Police spokesman Holger Stabik mentioned that the current flow in the area was too strong for rescue teams to fully search from the water, making it too dangerous. The situation is expected to see drones and a helicopter employed on Tuesday.
The rescue teams worry that the 22-year-old firefighter may have drowned, as the young man was in a boat from the DLRG water rescue in Offingen near the border of Baden-Württemberg when it capsized on Sunday night. This incident occurred in the presence of five other rescue personnel, who managed to reach land without injury.
The search for the 22-year-old began with assistance from the voluntary fire brigade, the DLRG water rescue, the water police, the Bundeswehr, and the police soon after the occurrence. If sadly confirmed, the death of the 22-year-old would mark the fifth known casualty from the floods in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
In Schorndorf, east of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, rescuers discovered two deceased individuals in an empty cellar on Monday. The victims have been identified as a 58-year-old homeowner and his 84-year-old mother. According to authorities, they were busy pumping water from the cellar into their house when the incident transpired.
Another casualty was found in the cellar of a flooded house in Schrobenhausen, Upper Bavaria, over the weekend, with a 43-year-old woman being the unfortunate victim. The situation worsened on Sunday morning, when a firefighter who lost his life during a rescue operation in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm was found dead.
