(dpa) A father and his child are missing and probably drowned, said the coast guard on Thursday evening in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands. The search was interrupted. The mother and a seven-year-old daughter were said to have been saved. According to media reports, the mother had to be revived.
The police were alerted around 3 p.m. She immediately started the search. The family was canoeing on the Veluwemeer, about 75 kilometers north-east of Amsterdam. The canoe capsized for an unknown reason, as reported by radio station Omroep Flevoland. It was found empty on a small island. The emergency services later discovered the little girl on a buoy, the mother was floating in the water.
Coastguards and police were deployed with boats and helicopters. The police did not provide any information on the identity of the victims or the origin of the family.