Brave savior pulls little boys from the Danube Canal - tragedy controlled!

Brave savior pulls little boys from the Danube Canal - tragedy controlled!

A four -year -old boy caused excitement in Vienna on Thursday afternoon when he was found motionless in the Danube Canal. Passers -by discovered him at the height of the Augarten bridge and immediately alerted the police. A brave man barg the child with his boat and began with resuscitation measures that were luckily fruitful.

The four -year -old then had to be cared for by emergency medical and was taken to a hospital. While his condition stabilized, it turned out during the investigation that he had very cooled, unconscious and already stopped breathing in the water. The next day the child was available in the hospital, but was still in shock and could only name his first name, so the The press .

The drama of neglect

The boy's mother was reported on suspicion of neglect of underage, since she was responsible for the supervision at the time of the incident. Interestingly, the parents only reported their son in the evening around 9:00 p.m., although the police were already informed at noon. The parents stated that they were walking with the child and he was lost. A contradiction that noticed the investigation was her claim that the son had only been leaving for two hours - a period of time that does not fit the facts.

In a larger context, this incident illustrates the serious problems of child neglect in our society. According to a report of the Deutsche Doctors newspaper is negligible form the abuse in children and can have far -reaching consequences, both physically and mentally. The children suffer a lot from the consequences, especially in the case of emotional neglect, often caused by mentally ill or addicted parents.

The role of the authorities

The Viennese child and youth welfare (MA 11) is already involved in the case and carries out a risk clarification. It is examined whether the boy can best return to the family after his hospital stay. It also says whether the family's second child, also in the elementary school age, can stay in the family. The family was already known to the authorities because they receive support for the disease of a parent.

The incident is not only a local tragedy, but also raises questions about the protection of children in Austria. The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that child abuse is a global problem that affects all companies. In many cases, neglect is often not taken seriously, although it can have life -threatening consequences - especially for toddlers. It is required that political decision -makers and specialists work more together in order to combat obvious and less visible forms of abuse more effectively and to take targeted prevention measures, the WHO also emphasizes in its report.

In this dramatic situation, the community has to stand together to create a safe environment for our children. Social responsibility and awareness of these problems are crucial to prevent such incidents in the future.