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Archive photo of a police boat on the Maas River in Maastricht. May 2014
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100 Netherlands residents drowned last year; Slight decrease from 2024
13 May 2026 - 09:33
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Mobile forensic unit
Crime
Body of Zeeland man, 21, exhumed; New info suggests 2015 death was not an accident
24 September 2025 - 16:10
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The front of a Dutch fire department vehicle in 2022
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Man dies after being rescued from lake near Lobith; no foul play suspected
3 August 2025 - 17:15
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People swimming in Amsterdam
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146 people drowned in Netherlands last year; Half of victims older than 60
25 July 2025 - 10:20
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The shoreline at the Wassenaarse Slag, a beach in Waassenaar, Zuid-Holland. 17 January 2017
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Drownings in Netherlands rise to 107, highest in a decade; seniors hit hardest
14 July 2025 - 12:50
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Police officer with police cars in the background
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German windsurfer, 60, drowns in Zeeland’s lake Veere despite rescue efforts
29 June 2025 - 09:45
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Helicopter ambulance
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Man who drowned during Aalsmeer boat show was from Poland
9 September 2024 - 19:30
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Swimming lesson
Health
New push for mandatory swimming lessons at primary schools
25 July 2023 - 15:35
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Ambulance in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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73 residents drowned in Netherlands last year, most over age 60
25 July 2023 - 08:31
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Helicopter ambulance
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Man drowns trying to get cell phone out of water
28 May 2023 - 12:25
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Crime scene
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Fewer drownings last year; Immigrants most at risk
25 July 2022 - 10:30

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