The rescue workers of the Berlin fire brigade on duty at the Rathausbrücke Photo: spreepicture
From the BZ editorial team
On Thursday evening at around 7:45 p.m., the Berlin fire brigade tried to rescue a man missing in the Spree at the Rathausbrücke in Mitte, who had apparently jumped off the bridge into the water.
The divers of the Berlin fire brigade found the young man shortly after arrival and pulled him unconscious out of the water, but an immediately initiated resuscitation had to be stopped – the man died on the spot.
The fire brigade was on site with several boats and divers Photo: spreepicture
According to initial findings, he was part of a larger group before he jumped off the bridge into the Spree. The background to the accident is still unclear.
