Overview
- Police cleared Freibad Auenheim in Kehl after late June incidents that local authorities and police describe differently but agree prompted emergency interventions.
- Kehl cut the pool’s capacity from 1,600 to 1,400 and requires photo ID for day‑ticket buyers as a condition of entry.
- Müllheim has introduced ID checks at ticket counters, bag searches at the gate and more security staff and reports the situation has eased since those measures began.
- Police say the number of pool interventions this season is comparable to last year, that incidents rise with hot weather, and that the overall situation is currently manageable.
- Local officials link the cross‑border pressure to a shortage of classic outdoor pools in the Alsace and stress that most French visitors follow the rules and remain welcome.