A 12-year-old and a 20-year-old boy, surfing on one board, fell into a pond in Mostki in the Nowy Sącz district (Małopolskie Voivodeship). After several hours of searching, divers recovered their bodies.
The information about finding the bodies was given by the spokesman of the Lesser Poland PSP, junior captain Hubert Warm. In addition to firefighters from the water and diving group, the rescue and search operation on the spot was also carried out by firefighters from the Volunteer Fire Department and police officers.
The acting spokesperson of the Lesser Poland Police, Podinsp. Katarzyna Cisło said that the prosecutor went to the place, the corpse will be sent for autopsy. “We are explaining all the circumstances and causes of the incident,” she said.
Information about the disappearance of the 12- and 20-year-old was reported by witnesses around 15.30. According to their accounts, both were supposed to surf on one board in a pond where swimming is prohibited, on private property in Mostki near Nowy Sącz. Suddenly the board tipped over and they both fell into the water, disappeared under its surface.
The 12-year-old and the 20-year-old were most likely related to each other. – Most likely, they did not have life jackets – said the spokeswoman of the Lesser Poland police.
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