All help too late
Fatal swimming accident: woman drowns in Lake Wörthersee
A day of swimming at Lake Wörthersee ended in tragedy on Saturday. All help came too late for a swimmer.
Major operation in Pörtschach. A woman had to be rescued from Lake Wörthersee by emergency services at around 5.30 pm on Saturday. "However, all help came too late for the 71-year-old swimmer," police spokesman Mario Nemetz announced as initial information.
"According to eyewitnesses, the woman lost consciousness in the water," announced Michael Umschaden from ÖAMTC. She was still calling for help, they say. Although the lifeguard quickly pulled the woman out of the water and began resuscitation, the German woman, who was visiting Lake Wörthersee with her husband, died at the scene of the accident.
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