Accidents – Offenbach am Main – Young woman rower gets on the Main under cargo ship – Panorama

Offenbach (dpa / lhe) – A 15-year-old rower collided with a large cargo ship on the Main and partially got under its hull. She was lucky, her self-inflating life collar brought her back to the surface, said a spokesman for the water police. The young athlete had been in a group on Thursday afternoon, she was pulled into the coach boat by other rowers. The 15-year-old was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

According to the waterway police, it was a large motor ship of the 100-meter class. The course of the accident was initially unclear, the police are looking for witnesses to the incident.

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