Dietrich Wagner

Dietrich Wagner (1944 – 28 June 2023) was a German engineer who suffered damage to his eyes during the 2010 Stuttgart 21 project protests due to the use of water cannons. He was 66 at the time.[1]

Wagner was struck and knocked unconscious by the high velocity stream of water and noticed blood running down his face when he woke up.[2] He suffered damage to his eyelids, an orbital blowout fracture, and damage to both lenses and retinas.[3] Wagner subsequently had six eye operations but regained little of his vision and remained almost completely blind.[2] [4][5]

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  2. ^ a b Morrison, Sarah (17 February 2014). "The dangers of water cannon: Blinded German man tells Britain 'don't make the same mistakes as other countries'". The Independent. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Injured Stuttgart 21 protestor could stay blind". The Local. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Wasserwerfer-Opfer bleibt auf einem Auge blind" [Water cannon victim blinded in one eye]. Der Spiegel (in German). 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Blinded Stuttgart 21 protestor wants apology". The Local. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.