- Water guard rescues swimmer in storm from Starnberg Lake
Rescue forces of the Water Rescue Service saved a swimmer from Lake Starnberg during a storm. As the Water Rescue Service reported, the helpers were coincidentally at the watch station outside of service hours and noticed the 65-year-old clinging to the buoy of a sailboat.
The storm whipped up high waves on Wednesday evening, and the man struggled in vain to reach the sailboat via its anchor chain. The rescue forces approached in a rescue boat, but according to the Water Rescue Service, there was a risk that the man could be trapped between the sailboat and the Water Rescue Service's motorboat due to the storm. A rescue swimmer therefore went to the 65-year-old and brought him to the rescue boat. Two doctors examined the man at the rescue station, but he reportedly did not want to go to the hospital.
After the rescue operation, the 65-year-old swimmer expressed his gratitude to the rescue team and requested some time off to rest. Utilizing their free time, some members of the Water Rescue Service decided to share a meal together, celebrating their successful rescue mission.
