Overview
- Rescue services reported a preliminary total of 86 assists from the Nabada, with 29 water rescues, 57 land medical assists, and 15 people transported to hospital.
- Roughly 400 helpers were on duty, including about 150 additional sanitary staff on land and around 250 water rescuers using 25 boats and five boats staffed by emergency doctors.
- Organizers and emergency teams deployed 22 first‑aid stations along both banks and used operational drones to monitor the river and coordinate responses.
- Police said they are examining two minor incidents connected to the Schwörrede plus leaflets thrown from the Ulmer Münster and the presence of a known Querdenker activist.
- Before the event, rescue groups warned about cold water and hypothermia, urged neoprene suits and child life vests, and said the scale of the day underlines a need for stable funding for volunteer crisis services.