US EditionDebate over surfing in German park gets gnarly after city removes wave-creating device
City officials cite safety and maintenance concerns after removing an unauthorized beam that briefly restored the Eisbach wave used by up to 5,000 local surfers, authorities said.
- On Sunday, Munich city workers and the fire department removed an improvised beam and the surfable Eisbach wave, which unknown individuals had deployed over the holiday.
- After crews cleared the riverbed, the popular meter-high wave vanished from the Eisbach river, English Garden , sparking restoration talks with the local surfing community.
- The Munich surfing association complained Thursday that the city imposed too many conditions and restoration has stalled, while a banner on the adjacent bridge reading `Just Watch` showed ongoing interest.
- City officials have urged patience and sought expert advice, asking an engineering professor from the Munich University of Applied Sciences to help after safety concerns grew following a 33-year-old surfer's death.
- The removal and stalled negotiations could shape future regulation as the Munich surfing association and Munich University of Applied Sciences now influence how city regulators manage the Eisbach surf spot.
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Just in time for Christmas, it suddenly reappeared: the Eisbach wave in Munich. Unknown individuals had restored it with a ramp. But the fire department has now dismantled it again – much to the dismay of the surfers.
At Christmas the disappeared Eisbach wave was back in Munich for a short time. Then the fire brigade moved in. Now the surf club breaks off further rescue attempts. The accusation: The city does not want to regulate the surfing on the Eisbach, but rather to prevent it.
For Munich surfers it was a happy Christmas: the famous Eisbach wave was suddenly back - thanks to a construction of unknown tinkerers. But that's over again.
Just installed and gone: The city of Munich had the secretly installed ramp removed, which the Eisbachwelle has restored for surfers.
Documents suggest that the Eisbach wave in the English Garden cannot be rebuilt. The dispute between surfers and the city of Munich is escalating.
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