Lifeless person rescued from the Aare near Bern
Published: Thursday, Aug 15th 2024, 18:30
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Early Wednesday morning, the emergency services recovered a dead person from the River Aare near Bern. The identity of the deceased is not yet known, as the Bern cantonal police announced on Thursday.
Shortly before 4.30 a.m., the police received a report that a lifeless person was lying in the waterworks at the Engehalde weir. The emergency services were only able to determine that the person was dead.
The Bern cantonal police, under the direction of the responsible public prosecutor's office, have begun an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the accident and the identity of the person involved, according to the press release.
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