Overview

• On June 20, a two-meter-long Wels catfish attacked and injured several swimmers in Bavaria’s Brombachsee.
• A police officer shot the fish after the assaults and two anglers later retrieved its body from the water.
• Police said an ongoing music festival prevented full beach patrols or shoreline closures to protect swimmers.
• Peta describes the killing as extremely painful, slow and unnecessary and plans to file a criminal complaint against the officer and anglers.
• The Ansbach public prosecutor’s office reports it has received no legal filings related to the incident as of June 24.