Tuesday, 23 July 2013 - 03:48
Three People Drowned On Monday
Three people have drowned on Monday in the Netherlands and lost their lives. That was reported by the various police regions.
In the Amsterdam at the IJburg district, a boy of 5 years disappeared under water. This happened at a beach on the Bert Haanstrakade. The victim was resuscitated and was taken to hospital in critical condition. There he died later in the afternoon.
A 17-year-old boy from Leeuwarden got in trouble in a natural water a little north of his hometown. He was removed from the water and resuscitated, but died shortly afterwards in the hospital.
In Terschelling a 33-year old man from Utrecht drowned. The man was caught in a strong current and was taken into open sea. A lifeboat crew found him unconscious and the CPR was to no avail.