Dramatic boat accident: Fire brigade saves woman from raging drau!

Dramatic boat accident: Fire brigade saves woman from raging drau!

Lendorfer Au, Österreich - On June 4, 2025, a dramatic boat accident occurred on the Drau near Spittal. A 57-year-old man and his 48-year-old partner were on board a boat that capsized due to a strong current shortly after the start. While the man was able to save himself on the shore, the woman was carried away by the current and desperately clung to the boat leash.

Several fire brigades, including Möllbrücke, Sachsenburg, Lendorf, Kleblach, Baldramsdorf, Spittal/Drau and St. Peter/Amlach, were immediately alerted. The emergency services also included the water rescues Ferndorf/Millstatt and Sattendorf with fluid water rescuers, which were quickly on site. Despite several failed rescue attempts, the emergency services managed to make visual contact with the woman.

rescue operation of the fire brigade

The dramatic rescue operation reached its climax around 11:50 a.m. when the Möllbrücke volunteer fire brigade was finally able to recover the woman in Lendorfer Au. She was heavily hypothermic and weakened, was cared for by rescue workers and immediately brought to the Spittal/Drau hospital. In this critical situation, the coordinated cooperation of the rescue workers made a decisive contribution to saving the woman.

The dangers of water inserts became particularly clear in this case. Well -trained boat operators and suitable safety equipment are essential in such inserts. According to information from the secure fire brigade, lifeguards are necessary to protect against drowning, and the emergency services need to know about the dangers of water rescues how to flow -in sections and possible obstacles.

insight into past missions

Such operations are not unusual, as an incident of January 3, 2025 shows. Here, two people with a motorboat, which threatened to decrease in winter -proof, gained access to the bank. After water penetrated into the fuselage and jumped about 50 meters from the shore, they managed to swim on the shore independently. Here, too, various fire brigade departments and water rescue worked together efficiently to recover the capsized boat.

These missions illustrate the importance of routine and teamwork among the rescue workers. In order to guarantee security during missions, the fire service members must be well trained and carry the right safety equipment. According to the requirements, it is important that the boats correspond to the DIN requirements and are stable even if the waves are strong.

The dramatic rescue operation on the Drau shows how important well -trained emergency services and effective cooperation in emergencies are to save lives and to help people in danger.

Further information on such operations and the requirements for the fire brigade are on the pages of Gailtal Journal , ÖWR Klopein and Safe fire to be found.