A young couple dies in a boat collision on Lake Garda. The investigation quickly points to a collision with a fast motorboat. Two people from Munich are suspicious.
Rome / Brescia – In the case of two dead on Lake Garda after a suspected boat collision, the Italian police are investigating two Germans from Munich.
The authorities also continued to look for the cause of the collision between the motor boat and the small wooden boat, they said. According to the Ansa news agency, the two suspicious people in their early 50s are at large but have to be available. Accordingly, the result of a test for alcohol or drugs was still pending.
Photos showed how experts in white protective suits took pictures of a wooden boat on Monday and secured traces there. It was badly damaged on one side. The responsible Carabinieri initially did not disseminate an official message. You have to wait for the approval of the judicial authorities, it said when asked.
Accident happened in the night
Meanwhile, some Italian media published more details about the case and the two people killed. The woman (25) and the man (37) both come from the area on the west bank of Lake Garda. According to the Corriere della Sera, they were a couple. The reports went on to say that the motorboat collided with the couple’s boat on Sunday night between Salò and San Felice del Benaco, and the suspects fled without assistance. A resident had discovered the boat early Sunday morning – in it the lifeless body of the man.
The rescuers searched for hours for the woman and later recovered her body from the depths of the lake, as several newspapers continued to write. According to the “Corriere della Sera”, her legs were partially severed. It was also speculated that the motorboat was traveling at very high speed on impact. The public prosecutor’s office is investigating manslaughter and failure to provide assistance. dpa
