Overview
- A 63-year-old recreational diver did not return from a dive at the Allmannshauser Steilwand and was reported missing after companions surfaced and raised the alarm.
- The man began the dive at about 10:00 and contact was lost at roughly 40 meters when his two fellow divers saw his torchlight move away and then could not reach him.
- The companions placed an emergency call to the Rettungsleitstelle at 11:25 after their attempts to find him underwater failed.
- Rescue teams searched until about 15:00 using multiple water rescue boats, rescue divers, two helicopters, sonar equipment and underwater drones but did not locate the diver.
- The site’s steep underwater wall drops well past normal sport-diving limits, so authorities say they will review which technical systems can be used next and the search remains active and unresolved.