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Munich's Eisbach Surfer Wave (English Garden) is Closed

Here's some information for all Munich visitors.

During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, there was a very serious accident at the Eisbach Wave in the English Garden, and therefore it will remain closed until further notice. The injured surfer is still in critical condition.

German newspaper article: https://www.merkur.de/lokales/muenchen/nach-schwerem-unglueck-auf-der-eisbach-welle-surferin-33-immer-noch-in-kritischem-zustand-93690915.html

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Sorry to read about this. We stop by there on every trip to watch them. I hope she pulls through.

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For those who don't speak German, her board was caught on the bottom of the river bed and she was dragged under because her board leash didn't have a quick release. Important lesson there for any readers who surf.