Resuscitation unsuccessful

80-year-old drowned in a bathing lake in the district of Mödling

An 80-year-old man drowned in a bathing lake in Münchendorf (Mödling district) on Saturday afternoon.

The man is said to have been floating upside down in the water. Other bathers pulled him out and began resuscitation.

A rescue helicopter was alerted. Despite all the measures taken, the 80-year-old died on the spot.