Rescue Operations After Swimming Accidents in Vienna: Child and Men Resuscitated

On Sunday evening, a child was resuscitated after a swimming accident in the Hirschstetten bathing pond in Vienna-Donaustadt. The child, of primary school age, was handed over to the rescue services under resuscitation measures and taken to a hospital by helicopter. Initially, there was no information available about the child's condition.

Swimming Accidents in New Danube: 85-Year-Old Dies in Hospital

An 85-year-old woman died after a swimming accident in the New Danube in Vienna on Sunday evening, as reported by the police in a statement on Monday. Passersby and acquaintances reportedly pulled her unconscious from the water near Raffineriestraße and resuscitated her, it was said. Police officers continued the resuscitation until the arrival of the rescue services. The woman was taken to an intensive care unit. According to the police, she has since passed away.

On Sunday afternoon, there were two swimming accidents in the New Danube, in which two men had to be resuscitated. The first incident occurred near the Neue Donau subway station, confirmed the fire department in response to a report by the free newspaper "Heute". Passersby saw around 4:00 PM how a man, about 20 years old, went under and rescued him from the water. They began resuscitation measures. The arriving emergency services administered oxygen to the man, and he was taken to the hospital by rescue helicopter. About two hours later, a similar incident occurred near the Reichsbrücke. Another man had to be rescued and resuscitated from the New Danube. Emergency services used a defibrillator. The approximately 50-year-old man was also taken to the hospital by rescue helicopter, according to the Vienna professional rescue service.

(APA/Red)

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