Search operation Bernese cantonal police search for three missing persons in the water

The Bernese cantonal police have been searching for three missing persons in Bernese Oberland waters since the weekend. It's about a small child and a man who were out and about at the Giessbach Falls on Sunday. A woman is also missing in Simmental.

According to previous findings, she fell into the Iffigbach near the village of Lenk im Simmental on Saturday afternoon, as the Bernese cantonal police announced on Monday. She was walking with a companion. It is still unclear why the woman fell into the water. A search for the woman was launched immediately.

According to current information, the toddler who fell into the Giessbach Falls and the man belonged to a family with two small children. They were on a hike when one of the children and the father fell into the waterfall on Sunday afternoon for reasons that are also still unclear. In this case too, the police immediately launched a search operation.

As part of the two major search operations, the police searched intensively for the missing persons from both land and water, according to a statement. "Nevertheless, the missing persons have not yet been found." Both search operations had to be interrupted in the evening hours on Sunday. However, they will be continued.

In addition to numerous patrols and the lake police of the Bern cantonal police, several firefighters, several helicopters and members of Swiss Alpine Rescue with canyoning specialists were involved in the search operations. The Care Team of the Canton of Bern was also deployed to care for the people affected.

The Giessbach Falls are located next to a hotel on Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland.