Police diver died during operationFisherman finds dead woman (67) near Wettingen AG hydroelectric power station
Dominik Müller
6.10.2025
A diver from the Zurich cantonal police died in an accident during a search operation in the River Limmat.
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A police diver died while searching for her. The missing woman has now been recovered dead from the Limmat.
06.10.2025, 10:12
06.10.2025, 10:19
Dominik Müller
A fisherman discovered a dead person near the hydroelectric power station in Wettingen AG on Sunday morning. The Aargau cantonal police recovered the person from the power plant's trash rack.
According to a police statement, the 67-year-old woman is the person who has been missing since last Sunday, September 28. During the search operation for her at the time, a police diver from the Zurich cantonal police died in a diving accident.
Further investigations into the woman, who has now been found dead, are being conducted by the Aargau cantonal police and the Baden public prosecutor's office.