Overview

• The August 2024 collapse of a Kröv hotel killed two people and left seven others trapped under rubble for hours before being rescued.
• Survivors, including Edi Hoefnagel-Visser and her family, returned to the site for a community-hosted New Year’s reception honoring victims and rescue workers.
• Hoefnagel-Visser, who was trapped with her toddler and husband, described the emotional difficulty of revisiting the site and reuniting with her rescuer.
• The rescue operation involved 250 responders over 24 hours, saving seven of the nine trapped individuals; two fatalities included a 64-year-old guest and the 59-year-old hotel owner.
• Investigations into the collapse’s cause are ongoing, with a formal report expected to provide clarity in the future.