Missing brothers, 7 and 9, die in Germany after being pulled from lake

Local police have not been able to say why the accident happened and the prosecution is currently investigating whether there is any suspicion of criminal offense

The accident happened in the Eiserbachsee, part of the Rursee (

Image: RTL News)

Two young boys have died while swimming in a lake in Germany, it has been reported.

The brothers, aged seven and nine, were pulled from a lake near Aachen, near the Belgian and Dutch borders, on Thursday evening after being reported missing by their parents hours earlier , reported the local press.

Their bodies were later found in the water of the Rurberg natural outdoor pool in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Rescuers desperately tried to revive their lifeless bodies at the scene, before they were airlifted to Aachen University Hospital and a children's hospital in Cologne, reports the German news site WLZ.

They were later pronounced dead in hospital.

Two young children died after a bathing accident in Simmerath near Aachen (

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RTL News)

Local police have not been able to say why the accident happened and the prosecution is currently investigating whether there is a suspicion of a criminal offence.

A spokeswoman said it could be a form of negligence, but stressed, "We're not focusing on anyone in particular, we're just doing our job."

The deaths come after a 16-year-old also died recently at the same location.