Woman, 42, Drowns in Waal After Rescuing Children From Water
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A 42-year-old woman from Lunteren died on Sunday at the Waalbandijk in the Gelderland town of Ochten (municipality of Neder-Betuwe). The woman brought several children to safety near a groyne in the water of the Waal. She then disappeared from sight into the water. Her body was found later, the police report.
The woman was found an hour after she fell into the water.
A 42-year-old woman from Lunteren drowned in the Waal near Ochten (Gelderland) on Sunday afternoon. Emergency services were alerted around 2:00 PM.
A 42-year-old woman from Lunteren died on Sunday afternoon after she came to the aid of children who had gotten into trouble while swimming in a groyne along the Waal near the Gelderland town of Ochten.
Two children swimming in the Waal were rescued by a 42-year-old woman. They safely exited the water near Ochten, but the woman did not resurface. She drowned on Sunday afternoon during the rescue attempt. How could things have gone so wrong at this small beach? This is what we know now.
Woman, 42, drowns in Waal after rescuing children from water
A 42-year-old woman from Lunteren drowned in the Waal near Ochten on Sunday afternoon. She disappeared underwater after rescuing several children, who were swimming near a groyne. Emergency services found her body about an hour later.
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