https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An anaconda measuring around three metres in length is playing hide and seek with German authorities in a lake near Düsseldorf. https://www.thelocal.de/20180829/three-metre-long-slithering-surprise-found-in-german-lake-to-be-caught-alive Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:16:39 +0200 three-metre-long-slithering-surprise-found-in-german-lake-to-be-caught-alive We've skipped spring and gone straight to summer; as such you're probably ready to cool off with a swim in a Bad or a See. After over 400 people drowned last year, the German lifesaving society has come up with some swimming tips and has debunked some swimming myths. https://www.thelocal.de/20180607/all-you-need-to-know-about-keeping-safe-while-swimming-this-summer Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:25:53 +0200 all-you-need-to-know-about-keeping-safe-while-swimming-this-summer A young father in southwest Germany died while saving his son, who had fallen out of a boat during a weekend lake excursion. https://www.thelocal.de/20170522/father-dies-after-saving-son-in-lake-accident Mon, 22 May 2017 11:36:47 +0200 father-dies-after-saving-son-in-lake-accident Forget gardening, keep-fit classes, golf and Scrabble: this 70-year-old has a rather more unusual hobby. https://www.thelocal.de/20160830/mischievous-pensioner-terrorises-captains-on-bavarian-lake Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:26:27 +0200 mischievous-pensioner-terrorises-captains-on-bavarian-lake When a man swimming naked in a Bavarian lake felt a strange pain in his nether regions, he looked up to see a fisherman on the shore. "Don’t pull!" he shouted. https://www.thelocal.de/20160826/naked-swimmer-hospitalized-after-angler-hooks-his-penis Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:01:45 +0200 naked-swimmer-hospitalized-after-angler-hooks-his-penis When a young woman went for a swim in an idyllic south Bavarian region, she got more than she bargained for. https://www.thelocal.de/20160825/6-foot-catfish-attacks-woman-in-bavarian-lake Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:36:25 +0200 6-foot-catfish-attacks-woman-in-bavarian-lake A teenager swimming in Bavaria came upon a solid gold bar at the bottom of a lake and may get to keep it, local police said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150813/teen-swimmer-finds-18000-gold-bar-in-lake Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:36:27 +0200 teen-swimmer-finds-18000-gold-bar-in-lake Germany took third place among advanced economies for having the best environmental surroundings in a report on quality of life, though the country did not rank as well in openness of government. https://www.thelocal.de/20150603/germans-most-satisfied-with-clean-environment Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:24:27 +0200 germans-most-satisfied-with-clean-environment A giant rake, boats, and night cameras have all failed in the hunt to catch a snapping turtle which bit a boy in a Bavarian lake. The village is now filling the lake up with water again and laying traps brought in from America. https://www.thelocal.de/20130912/51879 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:15:00 +0200 51879