A canoe with two men overturned on the river Lužnice near the village of Drachov in the Tábor region as they descended the weir.
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“The ship capsized with them and two men sank. The 37-year-old man was found and taken to hospital in a stable condition, “said police spokesman Milan Bajcura.
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A man three years younger remained under the weir, and police divers were called to find him. “We’re looking for water. But it is probable that he stayed under the weir and drowned, “Bajcura said around two o’clock in the afternoon.
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Firefighters also help with the search
Another search operation is taking place on the Sázava River in the Benešov region, where a 54-year-old man went swimming on Friday and disappeared. Divers, police and firefighters are looking for him there on Saturday afternoon. In addition to this search operation, two 16-year-old boys are still being searched, who apparently drowned a short distance away.
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