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Westensee (dpa) - When trying to anchor a Christmas tree floating on a lake in Schleswig-Holstein, two canoeists capsized - one of the two has been missing since then.
The 39-year-old and his 47-year-old passenger were on the Bosseer Schoor, a tributary of the Westensee (Rendsburg-Eckernförde district), when they capsized, the fire brigade announced.
The 47-year-old was able to swim to the shore, but his passenger never reappeared.
According to a police spokesman, they wanted to anchor a floating Christmas tree to the bottom of the water.
Around 90 rescue workers searched for the 39-year-old with several sonar boats, divers, drones and helicopters with thermal imaging cameras until late in the evening - but unsuccessfully.
The search was stopped during the night.
If there are indications that the man could still be found, a decision may be made to resume the search, said the police spokesman.
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