The invention provides a recovery bag for recovering objects, in particular corpses, from the water, said recovery bag comprising a sheet that in use is formed into a tube with two tube ends with a closed tube end and a closable tube end allowing closure of said recovery bag after said recovery bag is filled with said object, said sheet comprising two functionally parallel first edges comprising a openable longitudinal closure for connecting said two edges together in a closed seam for forming said tube with said openable closure running in a helix at least partially around said tube, said sheet comprising two parallel second edges forming said two tube ends, said sheet further comprising at least one air chamber running from one second edge to the opposite second edge and functional parallel to a longitudinal axis of said tube, said sheet comprising an end closure for providing said closed tube end, and a closable tube end closure for closing said closable tube end, said sheet further comprising at least one water-permeable part having openings for allowing water to be drained after said recovery bag with said object is removed from the water.
