Boating accident 37-year-old missing after inflatable boat accident near Rheinau

One person is missing after a rubber dinghy accident on the Rhine near Rheinau. A 28-year-old Swiss woman and a 37-year-old German man were washed over the weir at Rheinau on Tuesday evening.

Keystone-SDA

10.07.2024, 11:10

SDA

A passer-by rescued the Swiss woman from the water, as reported by the Zurich cantonal police on Wednesday. She was taken to hospital. The German man has not been found and is missing.

Rega carried out several search flights. Fire departments from Switzerland and Germany were also involved in the search. Around 100 firefighters were deployed.

The search was called off around midnight. The search for the missing man resumed on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred at around 9.30 pm.