Offenbach: Emergency crews search the Main for missing person
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- Emergency crews in Offenbach searched the Main after witnesses saw a person disappear while attempting to swim across the river.
- About 60 responders used boats, aircraft, a thermal-imaging drone, sonar and an underwater drone, but did not find the person after a three-hour operation.
About 60 emergency responders searched the Main in Offenbach for a missing person after witnesses saw someone disappear while trying to swim across the river.
The witnesses reported seeing a person “go under in the middle of the river while attempting to swim across the Main,” the Offenbach fire department said. Crews then searched the river using several boats.
A police helicopter and a drone equipped with thermal imaging also took part in the operation. The search included sonar and an underwater drone operated by the German Life-Saving Association, known as the DLRG.
The missing person was not found. The fire department said the operation ended after about three hours.
go under in the middle of the river while attempting to swim across the Main
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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