Die Zeit5 hours agoCrime1 min readGermany

Man jumps into Neckar and disappears - search continues

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A 40-year-old man jumped into the Neckar in Ladenburg to swim to a buoy and disappeared.
After the incident on Sunday afternoon, a search operation was initiated with water police, fire brigade, helicopter and DLRG.
The water and air search has been stopped, the ground search continues.

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A man jumped into the Neckar to swim to a buoy and then disappeared. The police launched a search operation.

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A 40-year-old man jumped into the Neckar in Ladenburg (Rhein-Neckar district) and disappeared. He wanted to swim to a buoy, then his companion lost sight of him, the police said. A large-scale search operation was launched after the incident on Sunday afternoon. Among others, the water police, fire brigade, a police helicopter and forces from the German Life Saving Society (DLRG) were on duty.

The extensive search measures in the water and in the air have now been stopped; emergency services on land are still looking for the man, a police spokesman said late in the evening.

Open Questions

Why did the man decide to swim to the buoy?
Were there any previous signs of suicidal intent?
Will the search for the man continue if no leads are found?