A man falls into the Dnipro River in Kyiv due to a broken cable on an attraction: police are establishing the circumstances

A man falls into the Dnipro River in Kyiv due to a broken cable on an attraction: police are establishing the circumstances

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A rope broke on a Kyiv-based Dnipro riverboat ride, causing a person to fall into the water. Police and rescuers are conducting search operations and establishing the circumstances of the incident.

The police are establishing the circumstances of the cable breakage on the Dnipro river descent attraction, which resulted in a person falling into the river. The search for the person continues. UNN reports this with reference to the Kyiv police.

The Kyiv police received information about an accident that occurred on a ride that runs across the Dnipro River at around 14:00. According to available information, a person on the ride fell into the water while descending...The police are establishing the circumstances of the incident

- the statement said.

It is reported that  investigative teams from the Pechersk and Main Police Departments, officers from the Kyiv River Port Police Department, patrol police and the State Emergency Service are currently working at the scene.

The search for the man continues

- the police inform.

Addendum

Local publics reported that in Kyiv , the cable of a rappelling attraction across the Dnipro River broke. A person who was going down the cable at the time fell into the Dnipro River.

Later, the Kyiv State Emergency Service told UNNthat the diving and rescue department was examining a section of water to search for the person.

Earlier, there were cases of people getting stuck in the middle of the ride.

The KCSA noted that the city will demand that law enforcement thoroughly investigate the activities of the company that operates the Dnipro River descent attraction in Kyiv, where a cable broke and a girl fell into the river.