The Local Switzerland

Nearly 30 injured in collision of Swiss cruise ship on the Rhine

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:22:39 +0100

German police say 27 people sustained injuries when a Swiss hotel ship collided with a motorway bridge on the Rhine river near Duisburg.

Swimmers warned after aggressive beaver attacks two in Swiss river

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:31:02 +0200

The authorities in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen are warning the public from swimming in a popular bathing spot on the river Rhine after two members of the public were bitten by a beaver.

Mountain biker survives icy plunge into the Rhine

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:28:38 +0200

A Swiss mountain biker had a lucky escape after he and his bike fell from a marked path over a cliff and into the Rhine river.

Construction platform fished from river Rhine

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:54:00 +0200

A 40-tonne construction platform that broke free of its moorings and drifted down the river Rhine on Wednesday is back on dry land.

German starts solo Rhine swim in Switzerland

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:35:00 +0200

A German chemistry professor started a gruelling four-week solo swim down the Rhine river on Monday for the benefit of science and the environment. Andreas Fath is the second swimmer to embark on the challenge in recent weeks after 46-year-old Swiss man Ernst Bromeis set off three weeks ago.

Swiss swimmer attempts river Rhine record

Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:12:00 +0200

A man from Graübunden is attempting to swim the length of the river Rhine from its source to its mouth, a journey of 1,247 kilometres.

Rhine swimmer cuts short 'impossible' quest

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:29:55 +0200

Ernst Bromeis, the Swiss swimmer who set out to swim the length of the Rhine, has given up his quest after about 400 kilometres due to health concerns.

Why I'm swimming the length of the Rhine

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:33:00 +0200

Swiss extreme athlete Ernst Bromeis explains to Meritxell Mir what’s motivating him to become the first ever person to swim the entire 1,230-kilometres of the Rhine, from its source in the Swiss Alps to the North Sea.

Man drives friend's Porsche into river

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:24:00 +0200

A man drove his friend's Porsche into the River Rhine on Sunday evening, after accidentally putting it into reverse.