Overview
- Ten diners at a fish restaurant in Timmendorfer Strand were injured on New Year’s evening, with nine taken to hospitals and victims aged 31 to 84.
- Investigators are assessing whether a cleaning agent was poured instead of schnapps at the bar and have secured evidence from the scene.
- At least one person is severely injured; regional broadcaster NDR reported a woman in an induced coma, a detail police have not confirmed.
- The restaurant’s management apologized and said an empty apricot schnapps bottle was mistakenly refilled with dishwasher cleaning solution, with seven patients discharged and two still under care, according to BILD.
- A major rescue response included ten ambulances and two emergency doctor vehicles, and authorities later allowed the venue to reopen after determining no ongoing danger, according to local reports.