Hengelo (23) is killed in explosion on boat in Gouda

His father aged 60, also from Hengelo, survived the blow, but was rushed to the hospital. The two crew members were the owners of the boat. The police assumes that the explosion was an accident. Research should reveal what exactly happened.

It is a quarter past eight on Sunday morning. Walther Breeschooten, this weekend with his brother who lives across the street from the Hollandsche IJssel, has just poured a cup of coffee and standing outside on the terrace of the house of his brother. Then there is diagonally across a huge blow. He jumps into the car and sped to the New Veerstal.

Breeschooten, from Wijk bij Duurstede and worked at Vermeulen road markings and thus often face severe accidents, does not hesitate and get on board the boat. The father is standing, bloodied and with various burns, in the cabin. His son is seriously injured on the ground. Everywhere there are debris.

Brain injury
Together with a few other people who come to the rescue, Breeschooten remove the junk around the victim away. The man of about 30 years is in bad shape, says the Gouwenaar. ,, He had a leg injury to the bone, and blood came out of his ears. Brain injury. He was not at, hacked alone. ''

The father is in shock, says she just the day before having purchased the boat. ,, And then this happens, '' he says. Some people try to talk him out of the boat. Breeschooten meanwhile put out the engine, turn the taps of the two gas cylinders close and she goes for the bank. The father refuses to go, wants to stay with his son. ,, Do not go, do not go away, 'he called out to his son. ,, In the end we could not get him out of the boat, '' says Breeschooten.

Fire brigade and ambulance staff get meanwhile save the badly injured son of the boat, put him on a stretcher and try his life in vain. ,, They are certainly 25 minutes have been with him. There is still a trauma doctor came to '' Breeschooten: ,, A tragedy, very sad this. '. "

Huge blow
The explosion was probably caused by a leaking gas cylinder or gas in the boat's battery. The blow was enormous, and tell John Corry Sluman. The victims had Saturday night the boat moored next to theirs. Time to get acquainted had not been there yet. ,, We were sleeping yet. It was as if a ship crashed into our boat. He banged against the quay. Then it was still all gravel came down on the roof. That was from flying glass and debris, '' said Jan Sluman. Corry continued, still red-rimmed eyes and a lump in the throat: ,, then I heard 'help, help. " I then my jacket and shoes attracted to see what we could do. ''

They return because though several firefighters and bystanders are busy. ,, I've taken a moment on my boat and given a cup of coffee, were so shocked and upset them, '' said Hubert Trouwborst from Krimpen aan den IJssel, which has moored his boat away.

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