North Rhine-Westphalia: 20-year-old dies after a swimming accident

Krefeld (dpa / lnw) - Despite initially successful rescue from the water and attempts at resuscitation in the hospital, a 20-year-old died after a swimming accident in Krefeld. The man went down in the water on Sunday afternoon for reasons that are still unclear, but was initially saved by rescue workers, a spokesman for the fire brigade said. However, according to the information, he was already in mortal danger at this point. In the early evening, the man finally died in the hospital.