Rhine

wildlife

Swimmers warned after aggressive beaver attacks two in Swiss river

The authorities in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen are warning the public from swimming in a popular bathing spot on the river Rhine after two members of the public were bitten by a beaver.

rescue

Mountain biker survives icy plunge into the Rhine

A Swiss mountain biker had a lucky escape after he and his bike fell from a marked path over a cliff and into the Rhine river.

Weather

Construction platform fished from river Rhine

A 40-tonne construction platform that broke free of its moorings and drifted down the river Rhine on Wednesday is back on dry land.

Rhine

German starts solo Rhine swim in Switzerland

A German chemistry professor started a gruelling four-week solo swim down the Rhine river on Monday for the benefit of science and the environment. Andreas Fath is the second swimmer to embark on the challenge in recent weeks after 46-year-old Swiss man Ernst Bromeis set off three weeks ago.

rain

Swiss swimmer attempts river Rhine record

A man from Graübunden is attempting to swim the length of the river Rhine from its source to its mouth, a journey of 1,247 kilometres.

swimming

Rhine swimmer cuts short 'impossible' quest

<p>Ernst Bromeis, the Swiss swimmer who set out to swim the length of the Rhine, has given up his quest after about 400 kilometres due to health concerns.</p>

Rhine

Why I'm swimming the length of the Rhine

<p><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Swiss extreme athlete Ernst Bromeis explains to Meritxell Mir what&rsquo;s motivating him to become the first ever person to swim the entire 1,230-kilometres of the Rhine, from its source in the Swiss Alps to the North Sea.</span></strong></p>

offbeat

Man drives friend's Porsche into river

<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #262626;">A man drove his friend's Porsche into the River Rhine on Sunday evening, after accidentally putting it into reverse.&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>