Overview

• Police recovered and identified the bodies of a father and his young son at 24 meters depth in Lake Eibsee after a weeklong, multi-agency search.
• Investigators found no evidence of operator negligence or criminal fault and officially classified both deaths as accidental drownings.
• Authorities revealed that neither victim could swim competently, highlighting the dangers of pedal boating without proper skills or flotation devices.
• A 79-year-old man who went missing on June 22 was located dead in Lake Staffelsee and is now subject to a forensic investigation by Kripo Weilheim.
• Rescue services warn that Bavaria’s deep, uneven lake beds and the lack of mandatory life jackets on pedal boats heighten drowning risks during peak summer months.