Rescue action on Lake Constance: Cyclists jump and fight for his life!

Rescue action on Lake Constance: Cyclists jump and fight for his life!

Bodensee, Deutschland - On May 26, 2025, an incident in Lake Constance caused an extensive police and rescue operation. Around midnight, the police checked a 24-year-old cyclist who drove into snake lines. During the control, the man fled and jumped into Lake Constance. Due to the darkness and the low water temperatures, acute danger of life was assumed, and a large -scale search was immediately initiated. After about three hours, the police looked tirelessly for the missing person and was finally able to save him from the water. He was taken to the hospital, where a breath alcohol test showed a value of less than 0.5 per thousand, which is unproblematic for cyclists. Nevertheless, a blood sample was ordered because its behavior was classified as unusual.

During this excitement, the cyclist resisted the civil servants when taking blood. Criminal proceedings for resistance to enforcement officers and suspected drunkenness in traffic were initiated against him. The result of the blood test will now decide whether there are further legal steps due to drunkenness in traffic. It should be noted that the man is not a fleeting offender in terms of rumors about him.

additional incident on Lake Constance

In a further development on Lake Constance, the police also followed the missing person report of a 23-year-old man who jumped from a pedal boat into the water on Whit Monday and has not been seen since then. For several days, emergency services tried to find the missing person, with various measures such as the use of divers, drones and a police helicopter. However, this large -scale search, in which 265 emergency services from the Lake Constance region were involved, was unsuccessful. The police have now exhausted all options and no longer provides for further search measures for Thursday. There is a request to witnesses who were in the area of ​​the Moleturm on Whit Monday to report to the Friedrichshafen water protection police.

The search for the 23-year-old met with great challenges, especially since the rescue workers also came from neighboring counties and Austria. The shipping traffic between Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn and the catamarans to Constance were stopped during this critical period so as not to disturb the search. There is currently no evidence of suicide, and the police assume a tragic accident.

Important information on water rescue

For future emergencies on Lake Constance, it is important to know the relevant contact information. The euro emergency call 112 can be used for water rescues from all cell phone networks without area code. Depending on the cell phone network, the connection to the nearest control center is established. The national emergency numbers are:

• 110: water protection police/police Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria
• 117: Sea police Thurgau
• 133: Sea police/police Austria
• 118: Rorschach
• 144: Rescue service Thurgau and St. Gallen

Due to the increased water activities on Lake Constance and the various searches, it is essential to achieve the right help quickly if an emergency. The website bsvb.info is also available for further information.