Hesse: missing person search: anglers found safe and sound at home

Biebesheim (dpa/lhe) - After a major search for a missing angler on the Rhine near Biebesheim (Groß-Gerau district), the 67-year-old was found undamaged in his apartment. According to initial findings, the man found his way back to land on his own after he went into the water on Saturday night and was out of sight, the Darmstadt police headquarters said on Saturday morning. A police helicopter was also used in the extensive search on land and water. The 67-year-old had previously fished with others on a sandbank on the Rhine.