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In Scherpenheuvel-Zichem in Flemish Brabant, two children found a safe in the Demer while magnet fishing. According to the public prosecutor, there is a good chance that it concerns the bank vault that was stolen last week during a ram raid in Halen in Limburg. Unknown and masked men committed a ram raid on a Belfius office in Halen on 11 July. Two vehicles rammed into the bank office and the perpetrators took off with a safe containing an undetermined sum of money. They took flight in two vehicles and are still without a trace. Hannah and Jarne Danckaerts came across the safe while magnet fishing in the Demer. “We threw our magnet into the water, we found a kind of small computer and we went to the police with it”, says Jarne. A diving team from the Scherpenheuvel-Zichem fire brigade removed the safe from the water with a tap. And one of the officers made the link with the ram raid. |
Frequently asked questions
What did the magnet fishermen find in the Demer river?▼
Two young magnet fishermen, Hannah and Jarne Danckaerts, discovered an empty safe in the Demer river in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem while magnet fishing. The safe is believed to be connected to a bank robbery that occurred in Halen, Limburg.
Was the safe from the Halen bank robbery?▼
According to the public prosecutor, there is a good chance the safe found in the Demer is the bank vault stolen during a ram raid on a Belfius office in Halen on July 11. However, the safe was found empty.
How did the police connect the safe to the bank robbery?▼
When the children brought their findings to the police, one of the officers made the link between the discovered safe and the recent ram raid in Halen. A diving team then removed the safe from the water to confirm.
What happened during the Halen bank robbery?▼
Unknown masked perpetrators rammed two vehicles into a Belfius office in Halen on July 11, stealing a safe containing an undetermined sum of money. They escaped in two vehicles and remain at large.
How was the safe removed from the river?▼
A diving team from the Scherpenheuvel-Zichem fire brigade removed the safe from the Demer river using specialized equipment, allowing police to investigate its contents and connection to the robbery.