The incident occurred on Wednesday evening (May 1) on Łużycka Street in Nowogrodziec. Upon arriving at the scene, the emergency services found an unconscious man in the river. A bicycle was found nearby, on the roadside. The man was pronounced dead. The involvement of third parties was initially ruled out.

Firefighters from OSP Nowogrodziec, a medical emergency team, the police and a prosecutor were present at the scene.

OSP Nowogrodziec on the incident:

(...) Alert! Unconscious person in the river.

When the first units arrived, they found an unconscious person in the river. They began evacuating the person to the riverbank up a steep slope.

No vital signs were detected. The medical emergency team that arrived at the scene pronounced the injured person dead.

Death of a Man in Nowogrodziec