June Breaks Sad Record Since 2003: DLRG Reports More Drowning
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Kreiszeitung
During the bathing season, more people drowned in Germany than in the previous year. Especially in June and among young men, the number of fatal bathing accidents increased significantly.
The DLRG warns: light-headedness and lack of swimming skills remain a major risk, especially for young men. Especially during the heat wave in June, the water rescuers registered many bathing deaths.
More people drowned in German waters during this year's outdoor swimming season than in the same period last year, the German Lifesaving Association (DLRG) said.
After a heat wave in June, more people were killed in water bodies throughout Germany this year. A group in particular often underestimates the dangers in lakes and ponds.
Heat wave, full beaches – and suddenly life danger: In the 2026 bathing season, strikingly many people die on and in the water. Why not everyone is equally endangered.
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