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Child Rescued From Sieg River During Kindergarten Outing in Eiserfeld

Police currently treat the case as an accident with no indication of a crime.

Overview

  • The dispatch center received the alert at about 11:37 after the missing child was recovered from the water unconscious.
  • The child had been on a supervised excursion near the Adolf-Kunze-Turm with several caregivers and many other children.
  • A rapid search located the child floating in a natural basin of the Sieg before emergency teams performed CPR on site.
  • The child was transported to a hospital, and authorities have not released the medical condition.
  • A large rescue operation unfolded in the Eiserfelder Siegauen as police examined the circumstances and arranged specialist support for affected children and staff.