MUNICH — 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.

SurferToday.com lauds the Eisbach as “the mother of all river waves” and says it can reach a height of 4 feet (1.22 meters). Surfers take turns jumping from each bank into the frigid water as spectators line a bridge overlooking their efforts. The wave is so powerful, the average ride lasts less than a minute.

After the city conducted its annual draining last week to clean the river, the wave never returned. It’s un

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