Viennese water police saves 27-year-olds from the Danube!

Viennese water police saves 27-year-olds from the Danube!

In the night of Monday, June 10, 2025, the water police in Vienna came to an extraordinary commitment. The authorities alerted passers -by when they discovered a driving man in the water of the Danube in Leopoldstadt. The 27-year-old could be reached by a police boat and pulled out of the cold water with a lifeguard ring. He stated that he had sat on the bank and suddenly fell into the water. Nevertheless, he was hypothermic and had to be taken to the hospital, where he was in a stable state, but was not passed out. The water police used professional measures to save the life of the man and to help him free himself from this dangerous situation. vienna.at reports that ...

This incident does not replace the tragic news that Vienna has shaken in the past few days. The body of a five -year -old boy was found in the new Danube on Saturday evening. The boy, who is the son of a 41-year-old man, fell in connection with a brutal incident in which the father had attacked his ex-wife with a hammer. This was done after a visiting time when the man threatened the mother with a shotgun, which led to a violent argument.

violence in the family

The child's mother was seriously injured in this attack. A neighbor who came to help prevented worse, but the attacker was able to escape and has been on the run since then. It is unclear how long the boy was in the water before he was found. After failed resuscitation attempts, the water police found the identity of the child and an autopsy has been initiated to clarify the exact cause of death. In this tragic case, third -party debt is also not excluded. Fr.

This incident is part of a worrying trend in Austrian society. According to current statistics, an increase in the crimes indicated was registered to around 528,000 in 2023, the highest level since 2016. Vienna has recorded more than a third of these offenses, and the number of violent arguments has increased. Statista delivers data that ...

Current crime statistics

• around 186,000 crimes are eliminated in Vienna.
• 85,400 thefts have been recorded, the highest value so far.
• 43% of suspects were foreigners, which plays a role in the public discussion about crime.
• The clarification rate fell slightly to 52.3% in 2023.

The increasing number of violent incidents, especially within families, raises questions about the social and legal framework. 70% of Austrians believe that immigrants tighten the problem of crime. A growing distrust of the judiciary and the security authorities can also be observed; 77% of those surveyed state that they have confidence in the police, but there are many who want more measures to increase security.