A dramatic search operation on the Salza in Palfau (Liezen district) took place at full speed from noon to the early evening hours: A 16-year-old had capsized in a kayak and was pulled into the water by the current. Terrible: A body was found late in the evening.
The youngster from the Czech Republic was on a kayak tour on the Salza with six other compatriots, he belonged to a training group for white water sports enthusiasts. In the area of the so-called white water passage, it happened at noon: the young person capsized and fell out of the boat pulled under water by the strong current! For the time being, he could no longer be found. Diving robots in action A large-scale search operation was started with 90 people, including the water rescue service, the fire department and divers, and several helicopters. A diver had to abandon the mission due to the extremely strong current. Even a specially requested diving robot finally had to be brought back to shore because of the conditions. the plan was to continue it first thing tomorrow morning. The tragic development: Shortly before nightfall, around 8:20 p.m., a body was discovered in a river bed, about 300 to 400 meters downstream from the accident site, in a pile of driftwood. Although she could not be identified at first, there is of course the grave fear that it could be the youngster …
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