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Rowing Crews Collide on Hamburg’s Außenalster, One Boat Capsizes

All nine athletes were located following a rapid large-scale rescue in pre-dawn cold.

Overview

  • An emergency call came at 7:07 a.m., and first responders arrived about eight minutes later.
  • The fire department deployed four small boats, divers, and roughly 70 personnel.
  • Seven rowers were brought ashore near Fontenay, and two reached the opposite bank on their own.
  • A fire department spokesperson confirmed that one of the two nine-person boats overturned.
  • Operations concluded shortly after 8:00 a.m., and one person was reported slightly injured.