{"id":60485,"date":"2026-06-27T21:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/several-die-in-swimming-accidents-as-heatwave-grips-germany\/27\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T21:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:25:11","slug":"several-die-in-swimming-accidents-as-heatwave-grips-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/several-die-in-swimming-accidents-as-heatwave-grips-germany\/27\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Several die in swimming accidents as heatwave grips Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least five people have died in swimming accidents in Germany since Friday, police said, as a heatwave sent many people to lakes and rivers to cool off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said a 27-year-old man drowned in the Neckar River near the south-western city of Heidelberg on Saturday, while a 30-year-old man died in a lake near Mannheim. 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