German police said on Monday they were carrying out a large-scale rescue operation in the Höllental Gorge near the Austrian border in Bavaria after a wooden bridge collapsed in a flooded stream.
Four people were rescued following the incident, a local police spokesperson said.
In search of other missing persons
Helpers do not know if other people are still missing.
Witnesses said several people were standing on a wooden bridge over the Höllentalklamm when it collapsed, but versions differ on their exact number.
Popular tourist destination, the Höllentalklamm is a narrow gorge near the town of Grainau in southern Germany.
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