Fatal Collision Between Rowboat and Freight Vessel on Berlin’s Havel Waterway

A 66-year-old woman died after a rowboat carrying four people sank following a collision with a freight vessel in Berlin-Spandau on Sunday.

The accident occurred Sunday afternoon near the Dischinger Bridge on the Untere Havel-Wasserstraße in Berlin-Spandau.
A rowboat with four women on board collided with a freight vessel, identified as a push convoy, causing the rowboat to capsize and sink.
Three of the rowboat's occupants were rescued and transported to hospitals; two were treated and released, while one remains hospitalized.
A 66-year-old woman was pulled from the water without vital signs and died despite resuscitation efforts by emergency responders.
The exact cause of the collision remains unclear, and a death investigation has been initiated by the police.