The body of the father of the German family, which may have been knocked over with a canoe on Thursday afternoon, has also been found. That police report Friday morning. The fourth family member, a child, is still missing.
The mother’s body was found on Thursday. That afternoon, the police received a report that a child had fallen into the water on the Veluwemeer, after which a large-scale rescue operation was set up. A 7-year-old girl was found alive on a buoy and taken to hospital.
Police are still investigating what caused the family to get into trouble on the water. The canoe may have capsized or a lot of water may have entered the canoe from another boat passing by. The family was not wearing life jackets, according to the Coast Guard.
