Tragedy in Cologne: 47-Year-Old Found Dead After a Bathing Accident in the Rhine

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A bathing trip with the family in Cologne ends with a tragedy. Now the body of a 47-year-old was recovered from the Rhine. The river had previously carried the dead over 100 kilometers.

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The topic "Bath ban in the Rhine" is getting more and more explosive in Cologne: After a 47-year-old Rhine swimmer was recovered from Cologne dead on Wednesday, there was another missing person search on Thursday. Accordingly, the demands to do the same thing in Düsseldorf and Neuss with a bathing ban are getting louder and louder.

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A bathing trip with the family in Cologne ends with a tragedy. Now the body of a 47-year-old was recovered from the Rhine. The river had previously carried the dead over 100 kilometers.

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On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at around 2:20 p.m., rescue and police forces were alerted by a sports boat leader, who had noticed a driving, lifeless person on the Rhine at km 799. The person could be brought ashore at km 802.5 (in the area NATO ramp). The person is clearly the missing 47-year-old swimmer from Cologne: The water protection police Cologne is on Monday afternoon (11 August) around 4 p.m....