- Ten-year-old drowned in Elbe - still not found
The ten-year-old girl who drowned in the Elbe in Hamburg in front of her parents remains missing. "The girl has not been found yet," a police spokesperson said early in the morning. She couldn't say whether the search would continue in the morning. The search for the child was continued on Thursday until just before 21:00 with a large deployment. "Unfortunately, without result." Initial findings suggest that the current of the Elbe was the cause of the helpless situation of the ten-year-old. "The Elbe can be quite treacherous at times."
The girl suddenly drowned in the Elbe in the afternoon. Around 60 personnel searched the area around the incident site at the Falkensteiner shore, according to the fire department. Due to the current of the Elbe, the search radius was expanded, the fire department spokesperson said on Thursday. Firefighters and the German Life Saving Association (DLRG) were on the move with boats upstream on the Elbe, and divers were also searching for the child. Helicopters were circling over the Elbe. Drones and a special sonar boat were also in use. The parents were being cared for by the emergency chaplaincy.
The fire department spokesperson estimated on Thursday that efforts would likely not continue on Friday. One must assume that the child has drowned, he said. "We are all very affected."
The fire department immediately initiated an emergency response after the girl drowned. Despite the extensive search efforts, including boats, divers, helicopters, drones, and a special sonar boat, there has been no sign of the girl by Friday morning.
