Drama on the Mittelland Canal: Jet ski driver in great need!

Drama on the Mittelland Canal: Jet ski driver in great need!

in the Gifhorn district, a critical situation on the Mittelland Canal occurred on Saturday when a JetSki driver got into trouble. The incident occurred around 1:15 p.m. when a 53-year-old man wanted to use his jet ski to warm the engine for an upcoming oil change.

The engine suddenly stopped at his great accident, which meant that it was able to cite in the middle of the channel and no other passerby could notice it. The desperate driver, who was in a dangerous situation, began to call for help. Fortunately, some residents did not hear their calls for help and hesitated to choose the emergency call.

One of the first emergency services on site

The fire brigade received the emergency call at 1:25 p.m. and immediately started everything in need to help the man in need. The emergency services made their way to the jet ski with a rubber boat to get the driver to safety. It was a team from the Gifhorn district fire brigade that intervened in this emergency.

Torben Nieh, the spokesman for the district fire brigade, reported that the jet ski threatened to drop due to technical problems. The firefighters reached the men in the reeds on the bank and were able to quickly pull him to the sheet piling. There was already an emergency doctor to ensure that the driver was fine.

Together with the emergency services, the jet ski was ultimately dragged to the slip system, where the affected man was able to continue his trip, but with a good dose of adrenaline in the blood. In addition, he should take his boat tours a little more carefully in the future after this experience brought him into a dangerous situation for a moment.

The fast and coordinated reaction of the fire brigade once again underlines the importance of rapid and effective emergency aid in such situations where every minute counts and the willingness of residents and emergency services can be decisive for survival. According to information from www.news38.de The entire campaign was successful, and the man was saved without prejudice.

what a critical situation a technical failure can cause, this episode is urgently demonstrated. It is important to pay attention to the technical side when using motorized watercraft to avoid dangerous situations.