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2011 Præstø Fjord dragon boat accident

Dragon boat accident in Præstø Fjord, Denmark

Field	Value
date
time	11:22
timezone	CET
duration	6 hours, 36 minutes
organisers	Lundby Efterskole
place	Præstø Fjord, Præstø, Denmark
type	Dragon boat capsizing
cause	Capsize due to wind
reported deaths	1
reported injuries	14

The 2011 Præstø Fjord dragon boat accident occurred on February 11, 2011, north of Præstø, Denmark. The incident involved 13 students and two teachers from Lundby Efterskole - a local continuation high school. The boat capsized due to the wind. This incident killed one of the teachers and injured most of the students, leaving several of them in permanent care. The body of the teacher, who was not wearing a lifejacket, was found over seven weeks later on April 3.

History by timeline

February 11, 2011

At 11:00 the students sailed out from the harbor of Præstø in their dragon boat to break a record set by other students two days before.

The seven critical cases had body temperatures in the range 15.5 - and were treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the other survivors had hypothermia with core body temperatures as low as 23 °C. Subsequent neurorehabilitation evaluated via Functional Independence Measure was good in all but one survivor. Among the critical cases, six suffered mild to moderate cognitive dysfunction and one severe dysfunction.

2012

The management of the school was charged with manslaughter in the death of the teacher. A trial started January 2012. Based on previous trials involving incidents at similar boarding schools, the school risked being fined. During the trial it was revealed that the students felt pressured to participate in risky activities because those who refused were punished.

On February 1, 2013, the court in Nykøbing Falster ruled that the school would be fined 25 fines of DKK 25,000. The headmaster of the school was sentenced to 60 days in prison, suspended. He was also banned from teaching any activities on water for three years

2015

On September 25, 2015, the Medal for Noble Deeds was awarded to four of the students for their deeds at the accident.

Popular culture

On December 3, 2019, BBC Story premiered a documentary Life after Death: How seven kids came back from the dead, which interviewed all seven survivors.

References

[http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article1903613.ece Sådan forløb Præstø-ulykken], Ekstra Bladet, January 22, 2013 {{in lang. da
Nielsen, Trina. (2019-02-11). "Karoline overlevede Præstø-ulykken for otte år siden: 'Det er fandeme en kamp at komme igennem hver dag'".
(2012-05-28). "Outcome of accidental hypothermia with or without circulatory arrest - Experience from the Danish Præstø Fjord boating accident". Resuscitation.
[http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2013/01/14/214231.htm Præstø-elever turde ikke at sige nej til sejltur inden ulykken], Denmarks Radio, January 14, 2013 {{in lang. da
[http://cphpost.dk/news/national/convictions-handed-down-boating-tragedy Convictions handed down in boating tragedy], by Christian Wenande, The Copenhagen Post, February 1, 2013
(25 September 2015). "Ulykken har gjort de smukke dage ekstra smukke, men også de mørke dage lidt mørkere". B.dk.
"How seven kids came back from the dead". BBC News.

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