Helpless person on the Moselle: police start a big search!

Helpless person on the Moselle: police start a big search!

On January 18, 2025, a remarkable incident occurred on the Moselle when a supposedly helpless person was reported near the Trier-Palatel boat base at 4:25 p.m. This warning led to comprehensive search measures, since the possibility of a helpless situation could not be excluded. According to an angler, a male driver was spotted on an electrically operated surfboard that drove towards Trier-Palatinate.

The police asked the driver of the surfboard to contact the Schweich police inspection. The corresponding telephone number is 06502/91570. Due to the potential hazard, numerous emergency services were mobilized. These included the Trier professional fire brigade, the German Red Cross (DRK) Schweich, an emergency doctor, the German Life Rescue Society (DLRG), the Technical Relief Agency (THW), a helicopter from the Air Rescue and the Schweich police inspection. A coordinated effort by everyone involved should ensure that the situation will be brought under control as soon as possible.

severe investigations are on

The incidents in the region are not only limited to this sighting. Interestingly, the police crime statistics 2022 was published in the Trier police headquarters. Here it is listed that a robbery in the district of Trier-Saarburg was recorded in apartments, and the educational rate was 100 percent this year. The only recorded case of robbery in 2021 also showed an identical educational rate.

NoteWorthy is also that all suspects were male and non-German origin in the robberies of robbery. Even if this context may not have a direct connection to the events on the Moselle, it still throws a light on the wide range of security challenges with which the region is confronted. Security remains a central concern for the municipalities and the police, especially considering the latest incidents.

The causa with the surfboard driver also illuminates the increasing use of innovative means of transportation on the waters. The electrically operated surfboard has gained popularity in recent years, but raises new questions about security and surveillance, especially in highly frequented areas such as the Moselle.

For further details and information about this incident and the general security situation in the region, see Wochenspiegellive.de and news.de . The comprehensive data on crime statistics can be viewed in the report of the bmi