79-year-old dies after swimming accident at St. Peter in der Au outdoor pool

On Sunday at around 3:40 p.m., swimmers discovered a lifeless male person on the bottom of the pool at the St. Peter/Au outdoor pool. According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon at the outdoor pool in St. Peter in der Au (Amstetten district) in Lower Austria.

Deployment of emergency services and helicopter

According to current findings, this is a tragic swimming accident. The exact circumstances of the incident are the subject of police investigations.

A 79-year-old man could only be recovered from the water dead. Despite the rapid response, they were unable to save the man. The emergency physician could only confirm the death of the 79-year-old.

Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The 79-year-old man from the Amstetten district could only be recovered from the water dead, as police confirmed.

Investigations into the cause of the accident

The alerted emergency services and the Christophorus 10 emergency medical helicopter arrived at the scene. The helicopter was called in to support the rescue efforts but could only confirm the man's death.

The exact circumstances of the incident are the subject of police investigations. There are no indications of third-party involvement at this stage, according to the investigators.