Overview
- In July 2019 a small waterplane approaching a remote fishing hut in northern Canada crashed, killing Harald Eberhardt and leaving his friend Martin Schotte badly injured and alone.
- A passing physician located the wreck and carried out the rescue that saved Schotte’s life, though he returned home with severe physical injuries and lasting psychological trauma.
- Prize‑winning reporter Nikolai Atefie spent about two years reporting the story and released the five‑part podcast 'Nach dem Absturz' on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, exclusively and free on IPPEN.MEDIA.
- The series follows Schotte’s long recovery, including persistent guilt, grief and insomnia, his search for therapy — notably a treatment involving two small vibrating devices — and a reunion at the crash site six years after the accident.
- Atefie’s reporting examines possible causes — weather, pilot or operational decisions and questions of responsibility — and the consolidated, public account could prompt closer scrutiny of safety practices for seaplane access to remote lodges.