Overview

• Tom Brady visited Munich for the Champions League final and posted “Let Munich Surf” alongside a “Surfing is not a crime” sign to amplify the surfers’ protest.
• The Eisbachwelle has been closed since April after a 33-year-old surfer’s leash snagged on the riverbed, trapping her underwater in the strong current.
• More than 3,600 people signed an open letter to Mayor Dieter Reiter and protesters have placed banners and posters around the fenced-off wave calling for its return.
• Some surfers have defied the ban at the risk of fines up to 50,000 euros under the city’s current ordinance.
• Reiter anticipates that the state prosecutor’s inquiry will conclude in the coming weeks and has pledged to seek a reopening once the investigation closes.