The police noted that the number of Drowned depended very much on the weather. "The spring and the first summer months of this year were previously behavior, but rather, and this is reflected in the Figures recorded," said spokesman Achim Wiese.

In Berlin, there is information to the state office for health 39 official bathing sites. The official bathing season started as usual on 15. May, running until 15. September. In this time, the laboratory takes the quality of the waters under the magnifying glass. Who bathes, must, however, comply with the minimum distance of 1.5 meters. The outdoor pools opened on 25. May.

nationwide, at least 192 people drowned, according to the DLRG since the beginning of the year, in waters, which were 63 less than the previous year. A rise in drowning cases by the fuller sections of the coast and inland waters in the light of the Corona pandemic, the company has not been determined so far. The DLRG is according to its own figures, around 1.6 million members and supporters, is the largest water rescue organization in the world.

dpa Updated Date: 06 August 2020, 10:26