Overview
- Rescuers recovered a body from the Erft on Saturday near the Flutgraben by Mühlrath after a paddler reported a person in the water.
- The retrieval, which lasted about three hours on Saturday, used current-rescue teams from the DLRG working in a strong flow to bring the body to shore.
- Two days earlier on Thursday, a 16-year-old died in the same stretch during a meetup with friends near a disused power plant, with local reports saying she fell in and could not swim.
- Police in Rhein-Kreis Neuss are investigating both recoveries and have not identified the man, with dpa citing a fire service spokesperson who said he likely had been dead for some time.
- Authorities issued a renewed warning that the Erft can look calm yet hide strong currents, slick or unclimbable banks, and submerged branches and roots that can trap swimmers, and the Grevenbroich mayor plans a site visit on Monday.