Two found dead in Lake Constance amid spate of drownings in Germany

NAMPA / DPA

2026-06-26

Stuttgart (dpa) - The bodies of two elderly men who vanished in Lake Constance after jumping into the water from a rental boat in front of their wives were recovered on Friday, as Germany grapples with a spate of deadly swimming accidents during a scorching heatwave. Divers from the water police recovered the bodies near the site of the accident on Friday afternoon after a search lasting several hours had initially proved unsuccessful. The men, a......

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