Overview

• The 24-year-old sent his girlfriend a message reading “Hilfe, Hilfe, Rettung 112, 110!” while cramming for a master’s examination.
• When he failed to answer her calls, his girlfriend dialed the emergency number suspecting a real crisis.
• Police, Rettungsdienst crews and an emergency physician were dispatched to his home in Wiesau.
• Responders found the man safe and well and confirmed no medical emergency.
• Authorities have opened an inquiry into possible misuse of the emergency services following his prank SMS.