A Rotterdam agent wanted to relax with his wife in Venlo in the province of Limburg. But when he saw a baby in only a diaper running towards the river, he didn’t trust the situation. The officer went after the boy and saw him walking into the Maas. The Rotterdammer did not hesitate for a moment and intervened: he took the soaked boy out of the water and thus possibly prevented a drama.
The boy did not respond to questions from the officer on the side, it soon turned out that he has a hearing impairment. Colleague agents from Venlo have also taken care of him in order to reunite him with his family or carers. He is doing well under the circumstances, writes the Venloose police.
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15:11 – Bridge over the North open again for road traffic, ships cannot pass
The bridge over the Noord at Alblasserdam is again accessible to road traffic. This is confirmed by a spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat. “They got the valve down,” she says. but now the hatch can’t go up anymore, so ships can’t get through. Technicians investigate the cause of the malfunction.
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14:53 – All lanes open again at Heinenoordtunnel
The ANWB reports that all lanes are open again at the Heinenoordtunnel. The tunnel was closed for hours due to a broken barrier.
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14:03 – Fire brigade removes dead man from water at Rockanje
The fire brigade retrieved a dead man from the water at the Waterbospad in Rockanje on Sunday afternoon. According to the police, the man is over 80 years old and the mail in his home has been piling up for a while. The police do not assume a crime or suicide. It is not known how long the man had been in the water.
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