Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Beach chairs, Eastern Scheldt, Ouwerkerk, Schouwen-duiveland, Zeeland
Beach chairs looking out on the Eastern Scheldt from along the Nieuwendijk in Ouwerkerk, Schouwen-duiveland, Zeeland. July 2018 - Credit: photo: joophoek / DepositPhotos
1-1-2
Breskens
missing swimmer
missing man
swimmer
Monday, 5 July 2021 - 18:35
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Body found near Breskens believed to be missing swimmer

A body was found along the coast near Breskens on Monday morning, Omroep Zeeland reported. The discovery occurred just after the official search for a 23-year-old missing swimmer in the same area had ended.

The man is said to have disappeared when he went for a swim during the overnight period between Sunday and Monday. He was reported as missing by his girlfriend.

The police on Monday afternoon could not yet confirm whether the body was that of the missing swimmer.

A major search was immediately launched, involving the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) and the Coast Guard. A police helicopter was also deployed.

The search was called off at 6:39 a.m. "The chance of survival was so small that it was no longer useful to search further," said a police spokesperson. The body emerged just 20 minutes later.

"It may be the missing swimmer who was searched for by various authorities last night. However, the man had no ID on him," Zeeland police said on Twitter.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Over 400,000 Dutch smokers invited to get screened for lung cancer
  • Leaked healthcare agreement pulls funding from community care, general practitioners
  • Amsterdam shuts another cafe for six months due to recent explosion
  • Men earn 50% more than women in Dutch art world
  • NS workers announce relay-strikes starting next week
  • Tightness on Dutch labor market again shattering records

Top stories

  • NS workers announce relay-strikes starting next week
  • Dutch economy recorded strong growth in second quarter despite inflation
  • Housing corporations want to lower low-income households' rents next year
  • Broad compensation won't help purchasing power: DNB
  • Covid hospital patient total holds below 700 for 6th day; Infections at 10-week low
  • It's up to employers to increase wages and protect purchasing power, Dutch gov't says

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content