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Munichs Famous River Wave Has Vanished After a Cleanup. Surfers Hope It Will Return Soon

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Surfer ride on an artificial wave in the river ‘Eisbach’ at the ‘Englischer Garten’ (English Garden) downtown in Munich, Germany, on Oct. 6, 2025. Matthias Schrader/AP Photo11/5/2025|Updated: 11/6/2025MUNICH—Germany’s famous river-surfing wave in Munich has mysteriously disappeared, leaving Bavarian surfers high and dry for the first time in decades.The Isar River’s man-made Eisbach (icy creek) wave has been drawing surfers to the landlocked city of Munich since 1972, when it was formed by concrete blocks that had been placed in the canal to control the strong current.The Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected Articles

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