Boy (14) Died After Fall into the Gail near Villach

According to the police, a report was filed around 6:50 PM stating that the child had fallen into the river at a barbecue area. The riverbank was searched by the water rescue team with the help of a police helicopter. It was not until 7:38 PM that the 14-year-old was spotted floating at the bottom of the water.

Rescue Teams Recovered the Boy from Russia

The rescue teams recovered the boy from Russia and began resuscitation. The boy was airlifted to the Klagenfurt Clinic by rescue helicopter. There, the doctors lost the battle for his life. Investigations into the incident were initially still ongoing.

Firefighter Harald Geissler was involved in the search operation. "We were alerted shortly before 7:00 PM that a child had fallen into the Gail," he said to APA on Monday. Several fire departments went to the scene, and foot patrols were deployed. "There were repeated sightings along the Gail." Eventually, the boy was found lifeless, floating in the river near the Maria Gailer Bridge - estimated by Geissler to be 1.5 to 2 kilometers downstream from the accident site - and was pulled from the water. He was resuscitated, also using a defibrillator, and flown to the clinic by helicopter under resuscitation.

(APA/Red)

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