The German girl is on holiday with her father, mother and sister on Ameland. “The girl and her sister watched the sunset from the water. They got into trouble. Their father then tried to help them,” says mayor Leo Pieter Stoel. against Omroep Friesland. There was no question of a nocturnal swim that was discussed earlier.
Large-scale search
Five lifeboats from the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM), a helicopter from the coastguard, islanders and the police assist in the large-scale search. The search is on ‘with multiple units, both on the water and on the beach, the dunes and the surrounding area,’ says the police.
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“We really sympathize with the missing girl’s family,” said Stoel. He spent much of the night on the beach.
He thinks the chance that the girl will still be taken alive from the water is small. “It is ten degrees, the water is cold. The chance of survival is low.”
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