Overview

• On July 3 at 19:45, a heavily intoxicated 42-year-old man fell into acute distress on Kochelsee.
• The Integrierte Leitstelle Oberland alerted volunteer Wasserwacht units from Kochel, Bad Tölz and Penzberg along with the local fire department.
• Kochler Wasserwacht rescuers reached the confused man within minutes, brought him ashore and handed him over to police and medical teams.
• Polizeiinspektion Kochel has opened a probe to determine how the man ended up in the lake under unclear circumstances.
• Authorities have renewed safety appeals urging swimmers and visitors to refrain from alcohol use near or in waterways this summer.