Hamburg, Sept 2, (dpa/GNA) – A woman has died in Hamburg, after trying to retrieve her glasses after they fell into the Alster lake from her boat, as it docked, police said on Monday.
The 57-year-old is believed to have dived under a jetty to look for them, but did not resurface.
She was pulled lifeless from the water and could not be resuscitated. Passers-by had alerted emergency services.
Two men also went missing while swimming in waterways in the city in unrelated incidents on Sunday, according to authorities.
A man, 40, jumped into the Elbe River and was quickly swept away by the current, police said. Some 50 rescuers searched for him using drones, a helicopter and boats, but the search was called off by Sunday evening.
Another man, 46, went swimming in another city waterway, when he suddenly disapperared underwater, the police said. Some 40 rescuers have been looking for him, but as of Monday he is still missing, police said.
GNA