A private rescue helicopter has rescued with the fire Department, three people from the watts. In the case of the dramatic action at the mouth of the Elbe at Neufeld in Schleswig-Holstein, the men were buried to the belly in the mud, until help came. They survived mainly thanks to their mobile phone flashlights and the short-term use of the helicopter.
The Trio was previously damaged his boat and had tried to get foot on Land, such as the fire and rescue services. The men sank in watts, and were not able to free themselves independently.
It was then, namely, to alert against 22.00 o’clock by mobile phone rescue workers. However, the fire brigades from Neufelderkoog, Marne and Brunsbüttel were initially powerless. For one, you have been able to because of the twilight, the shipwrecked of the Land, locate, and on the other, the use of the rescue divers from Itzehoe was because of the difficult terrain is not possible.
The fire brigade Brunsbüttel agreed then the private rescue helicopter “Northern Rescue D-HNHF”, which arrived after about ten minutes. So he could find the stuck men, in the darkness, and called the fire Department, the disabled vessel to Shine your phone flashlight in the sky. So the helicopter crew could make out the three men, according to the fire brigade in the first approach, with a winch out of the mud and place it on the embankment to settle. Overall, the use of lasted, according to the fire Department around three hours.
