Bergsee lake fatality - Germany

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Probleme beim Aufstieg: Taucher stirbt im Bergsee bei Brilon
Google translation

In the mountain lake near Messinghausen a diver died on sunday. The police have started investigating the cause.

In the Bergsee near Messinghausen, a 53-year-old scuba diver died on Sunday afternoon. For reasons unknown so far, so the police, the man got "problems with the re-emergence to the water surface".

The Mainzer was pulled out of the water by his middleman and another witness. The rescue workers could only determine the death of the man. The diving equipment was confiscated.

There have been repeated deaths in diving in the lake , most recently in 2010. Since 2012 the diving center Bielefeld operates the lake. The facility is closed off, diving takes place from March to - depending on weather conditions - in November on weekends and public holidays.

The lake is located at 480 m altitude in an old quarry, it is about 45 m deep.

For the specific accident on Sunday, the operator of the dive center, Matthias Schneider, wanted to say nothing in view of the unresolved circumstances.

Police investigations are continuing.