Overview

• A man and a woman attempting to round the island were stranded when a sudden lull made their waterlogged kites impossible to relaunch.
• Motorists and a police patrol on the Fehmarnsundbrücke alerted MRCC Bremen around 18:30 and provided precise location details.
• The DGzRS lifeboats Helene and Romy Frank, already training in the area, diverted and arrived within minutes.
• Rescuers located the man about 500 meters west of the bridge and warned strong currents had pushed both far west with sunset minutes away.
• The pair were returned safely to Burgstaaken and declined medical care, and a third kiter from the group reached shore unaided.