Police spokeswoman Lenka Vilímková informed about the investigation on Wednesday. “There was a rescue horseshoe in the box when the young man jumped into the river, but there was no rope,” she said.
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According to the chairman of the Association of Water Tourism and Sports, Petr Ptáček, people in the scene of the accident threw a horseshoe into the weir, but without a rope it did not help him.
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“On the shore by the sign, a rescue horseshoe was stored in a box, which the others wanted to use. But the horseshoe was without a rope. Someone stole it. Because of this, it was not possible to save the drowning person, so they just threw a horseshoe into the weir. However, it will not help without a rope, ”Ptáček described the situation.
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“This accident showed how important it is to have rescue equipment on a dangerous weir, but in this case the thief was involved in the death of another person,” he added.
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Firefighters, with the help of divers and climbers, and police searched the river from Friday to Sunday. The current was very strong after the rains, the depth reached three to four meters. A warning sign by the weir warns of the possible tragic consequences of swimming in this place.
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The state-owned company Elbe River Basin equipped some risky weirs with rescue elements in 2015. With warning signs, he installed foam horseshoes with a rope of almost 30 meters. The river basin has not yet commented on the case.
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