Drowning deaths in Germany, at 261, show annual rise

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2026-08-06

Dusseldorf (dpa) - More people have drowned in German waters in the first seven months of this year than in the same period a year earlier, the German Life Saving Association (DLRG) said on Thursday. The number of bathing deaths rose to 261, which is 15 more than in the same period a year earlier, the DLRG said. The most bathing deaths were recorded in Bavaria, followed by North Rhine-Westphalia. In Lower Saxony, the number fell slightly. There h......

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