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Crime

Man saved by medics after almost dying in attempt to drown ex-girlfriend

Medics had to resuscitate a 19-year-old man in Berlin on Tuesday after he struggled for breath in the freezing waters of the Havel while trying to drown his ex-girlfriend.

Accident

Father drowns in southern lake while saving son's life

A young father in southwest Germany died while saving his son, who had fallen out of a boat during a weekend lake excursion.

Crime

Munich men 'dared colleague to jump into river then let him drown'

Three men in Munich went on trial on Tuesday for not offering help to a dying man. According to prosecutors, they dared him to jump into the Isar river, then watched him drown.

Immigration

Drownings rise sharply as refugees 'overestimate ability'

Already in 2016 more people have drowned in German waters than in the whole of 2015, with the German Lifeguard Service (DLRG) saying refugees are significantly over-represented in the figures.

offbeat

Drowned man encased wife's head in concrete

A German pensioner strangled his wife, dismembered her body and encased her head in concrete before dumping the remains in suitcases in an Austrian lake and drowning himself, Austrian authorities said Tuesday.

Sport

250 summer swimmers die in German waters

The number of swimming deaths in Germany this summer has nearly doubled on last year. Figures released on Wednesday show 250 people died in the country's waters over the summer months.

Police

Body of missing American found in river

The drowned body of a 22-year-old American teacher who went missing a month ago in Frankfurt has been found in the Rhine River, police announced on Tuesday.