Corona - Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Berlin steht still, aufgenommen am 3. April 2020. Der Treptower Park wird von Joggern, Spaziergängern und Kinder besucht, ist aber nicht überfüllt. Am Treptower Hafen liegen die Schiffe der Weißen Flotte und der Stern- und der Kreisschifffahrt bereits für den Saisonstart vor Anker. Die Puschkinallee ist, wie viele große Straßen und Verkehrsknotenpunkte in der Stadt, kaum befahren. Der Club "Salon zur wilden Renate" wünscht Gesundheit und bittet um Spenden. Auf der Spree hält der Molecule Man einsam Wacht. Foto: Kitty Kleist-Heinrich

Two days after a large-scale search for a sunken swimmer in the Spree, a body has been discovered in the water. The fire brigade salvaged the dead man from a boat at Treptower Park on Monday morning, a spokesman said.

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The alarm went off around 10 a.m., according to the fire department. The body has since been handed over to the police for examination. A swimmer is said to have discovered the dead man. It was not yet clear whether the body found was the swimmer who went under. On Saturday evening, a swimmer went under in the Spree there and was reported missing. The fire brigade searched for the man in a large operation, but without success. A total of 40 firefighters, 6 diving teams, 3 lifeboats, police officers and a police helicopter were involved in the operation.