Overview

• A passerby on the Amrumer Odde spotted the stranded group and alerted sea rescuers.
• A DGzRS daughter boat reached the men about 400 meters off Utersum on Föhr after a channel blocked their route.
• A German Navy helicopter supported the operation as the water rose quickly.
• The five men from Hamburg were brought ashore soaked but uninjured, and rescuers said they likely could not have made it back alone.
• DGzRS urged the public to avoid unguided mudflat walks and to check tide times because channels can fill within minutes.