Fell into Lake Attersee
Eyewitness: “When is it finally going to pull up?”
A two-seater aircraft that had taken off from Salzburg suddenly lost altitude over Lake Attersee on Wednesday at noon and crashed into the water. Rescue efforts are still underway; oil booms are currently being deployed. The “Krone” spoke with an eyewitness.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Johann R. (44) owns a farm with guest rooms located directly above the spot where the plane crashed into the lake in Steinbach am Attersee. In an interview with the “Krone,” he describes what he saw.
Airplane Disappeared Behind Trees
“I saw the plane spiraling down and said to my neighbor, ‘Look, there’s an aerobatic pilot.’ Then the plane disappeared behind the trees. It kept coming down farther and farther, and we kept saying the whole time, ‘When is he finally going to pull up?’”
It never came to that. Johann R. describes: “The plane came down vertically. It looked like a leaf spinning around. Then I heard the impact. It sounded as if someone were slamming a huge wooden plank onto the water’s surface. It just made a ‘splash’—it’s hard to describe that sound. But suddenly, the engine noise was gone.”
Set the rescue chain in motion
R. immediately grabbed his cell phone and dialed 122, the fire department’s emergency number; at the same time, his neighbor and cousin alerted the police. The rescue operation began just moments after the crash; nearby fire departments, the water rescue team, the Martin 3 emergency medical helicopter, and the police were quickly on the scene.
When the emergency crews arrived at the crash site, there was no trace of the wreckage left. From the police helicopter, which had also participated in the search, only a few pieces of wreckage were still visible. Locals know: “The lake is up to 160 meters deep at this spot.” In Steinbach, efforts are now underway to coordinate the search and recovery of the wreckage.
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