Two men disappeared on Monday in the Tisza river, the police are searching for them in the Tiszabura section of the river with great strength, both on water and on land – the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Police Headquarters informed MTI.
According to the announcement, four men drove a boat on the outskirts of Tiszabura on Monday evening. Under circumstances that have not yet been clarified, a large amount of water entered the watercraft and the boat sank. Two men swam ashore, but two drowned, they wrote.
After the announcement, the staff of the Tisza Water Police Department – with the involvement of partner agencies – began the rescue and search. The partially sunken boat was recovered by the staff of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Police Headquarters, they said.
According to the police, criminal proceedings were initiated in the case for endangering rail, air, or water transport.