Fatal swimming accident

New Danube: 30-year-old did not resurface

Bathers in the New Danube (symbolic image)(Bild: APA/TOBIAS STEINMAURER)

A fatal swimming accident occurred on the New Danube in Vienna on Friday evening. A 30-year-old man could only be rescued dead.

He had gone swimming with a friend in the Raffineriestraße area. Suddenly, according to the police, the 30-year-old simply went under and never resurfaced. A search that lasted for hours was initially unsuccessful.

On Saturday morning, divers from the fire department, who also used a drone and a thermal imaging camera, discovered the Ukrainian's lifeless body. 

According to the current state of knowledge, it can be ruled out that he was not at fault, the police explained.