Several emergency services responded on Wednesday evening after a person ended up in the Markermeer near Batavia Stad on the Oostvaardersdijk in Lelystad, at around 8 p.m. According to a 112 reporter, the person was probably a shoplifter who entered the water while being chased by security personnel. The circumstances remained unclear.

Fire divers got the person out of the water, after which the person was reportedly handed over to police.