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Firefighters capsized on the raging River Inn
Shipwreck on the Inn in Upper Austria! During preparatory work for the district water rescue competition on Sunday, five Florianis capsized with their work boat on Friday evening. They were all wearing life jackets and four of the men were able to swim to shore on their own. The fifth was rescued by a barge crew.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Five men from the volunteer fire department in Schärding became an emergency themselves while preparing for a competition on the River Inn on Friday evening.
The quintet was on a work boat when a line got caught in the propeller. The unmaneuverable boat was pushed under water and the crew fell into the water. Four men were able to swim to shore themselves, one had to be rescued with a dinghy due to the strong current, the fire department reported.
All were wearing life jackets
For the so-called district water rescue competition, the crew set buoys with the boat and all wore their life jackets according to the fire department's press release. The participants escaped with a scare, no one was injured.
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