Remkes on sea drama: “The whole region of The Hague empathizes” Inland

“This is first and foremost a personal drama for the relatives of the victims and for relatives who are still in uncertainty,” writes the citizen father. At least one water sports enthusiast is still missing.

“When a group of people started surfing at the beginning of the evening, no one expected that some of them would not come home. I speak on behalf of every person from The Hague and every Scheveninger when I say that we are deeply sympathetic and on the side of our neighbors. ”

Remkes responds to the death of two water sports enthusiasts and the search for at least one missing person. There may be more missing persons. That is not yet clear around midnight on Monday.

Kudos to aid workers

“The emergency services have launched a major rescue and search campaign. From the air, from the land and on the water, they did everything they could to find the missing persons. This happened under difficult circumstances: strong wind, rough sea and setting sun. This situation also had a major impact on the emergency services, ”said Remkes about the search, which was also hindered by a large layer of foam. “They have done a very brave job.”

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