Breaking News: famous surfing Woman Molly Picklum dies following accident at popular Munich river surfing spot after terrible…..

Woman dies following accident at popular Munich river surfing spot

Breaking News: famous surfing Woman Molly Picklum dies following accident at popular Munich river surfing spot after terrible

 

Woman dies following accident at popular Munich river surfing sp

A lilac wreath rests on a bridge railing above the artificial wave on the Eisbach, following the death of a surfer who fell on the wave in the English Garden a week ago. The surfer passed away in the hospital. Peter Kneffel/dpa

A lilac wreath rests on a bridge railing above the artificial wave on the Eisbach, following the death of a surfer who fell on the wave in the English Garden a week ago. The surfer passed away in the hospital. Peter Kneffel/dpa

 

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A woman has died after getting into an accident while surfing at Munich’s popular Eisbach river surfing spot, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday.

 

The Eisbach is a canal that flows through Munich’s iconic English Garden park. In one shallow section, it forms an artificial standing wave about 1 metre high that is popular with surfers.

 

The 33-year-old fell off her board late on Wednesday last week and the safety cord attached to her ankle got stuck at the bottom of the canal, leaving the woman unable to free herself.

 

Other surfers tried to detach her from the board but failed due to the strong current.

 

Firefighters then rescued the woman from the icy waters and she was taken to hospital in critical condition.

 

While she initially seemed to improve, she passed away on Wednesday evening, according to police.

 

The woman’s lawyer, Nicolas Jim Nadolny, said she died peacefully surrounded by family and friends.

 

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter said he was deeply shocked, expressing his condolences to relatives and friends.

 

Efforts are under way to find out what had caused the accident and to prevent such tragic incidents in the future, he said