First responders rescue person from Mühlbach

Three or four first responders rescued a person from the mouth of the Mühlbach stream in Mitterberghütten, Bischofshofen, on Wednesday evening, ORF reported. Witnesses had seen the person drifting towards the Salzach, prompting a call to the water rescue service.

The first responders entered the water and brought the person to safety before the water rescue team arrived. Bischofshofen’s fire brigade also launched its rescue boat.

A water rescue doctor helped the ambulance service provide medical care at the scene. The rescued person was taken to Schwarzach Hospital for further treatment. The water rescue team from St Johann, called in to assist, was able to turn back.

Twenty-one members of the Bischofshofen water rescue service, the Bischofshofen fire brigade, the St Johann water rescue service, the Red Cross and police were involved.