Two young Germans went missing in the Netherlands after jumping into the Maas because a mobile phone had fallen into the water. Now one of them has been recovered dead from the river.
His 21-year-old friend is still missing. This is reported by “Bild”.
The men were walking along the river bank on Sunday morning when one of them dropped his cell phone into the water. The man jumped into the water and another man jumped into the river 30 meters away to help him.
The third man jumped a little further into the Maas to help the other two. Only a 36-year-old man from Venlo managed to free himself from the river under his own power. The 22-year-old has now been recovered dead, and his 21-year-old friend is still missing.
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