German hotel falls in Moselle wine valley, leaving two dead and others trapped.

After a motel on the Moselle River fell, five people were saved.

Local police reported on Wednesday that two people were killed when a hotel in Germany's scenic Moselle wine region collapsed during the night and that rescuers were rushing to liberate the two guests who were still trapped in the debris.

The second male victim's body has not yet been reached by rescuers, according to Joerg Teusch, the commander of the operation. He made this announcement to media.

After the two-story structure fell late Tuesday, the upper floor became unstable. "Five people have been rescued, none seriously injured," Teusch said after a complicated operation.

Despite having severe injuries, the two stranded individuals in the 17th-century building—which underwent renovations in the 1980s—are in communication with rescuers, as per police reports.

Among the people saved were the parents of a two-year-old child who was unharmed and with whom the rescuers were able to get in touch during the course of the night.

Teusch remarked, "I've never been so happy to see a stranger's child," recounting the emotional moment his crew had to remove the youngster from the demolished structure.

The accident's cause is yet unknown. Following the conclusion of the rescue effort, an inquiry will start, according to state prosecutor Peter Fritzen.

Summertime

Encircled by high, vineyard-covered banks of the River Moselle, the village of Kroev is a popular vacation destination. 

Approximately 250 police officers, firefighters, and paramedics were dispatched to the site. Scent detection dogs and cranes were utilized by emergency services to aid in the operation.

The incident happened in the midst of the busy summer months, when a lot of people frequent the area's historic wineries.

The half-destroyed hotel is called  Reichsschenke "Zum Ritter Goetz" —after a medieval knight who is claimed to have once become inebriated in his wooden hostel and was made immortal in a play by Wolfgang von Goethe.

This witness identified the hotel as such. Five of the fourteen people thought to be inside the hotel when the top level collapsed were unharmed, according to investigators.

The number of people who had to be evacuated from houses close to the hotel was revised by the police to 21.