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Pedestrians make a gruesome discovery on a canal near Nordhorn.
Many special forces arrive and the operation is not over the next day.
Nordhorn - Human remains have been found in the Ems-Vechte Canal near Nordhorn in Lower Saxony.
Body parts were packed in several bags in the water, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday morning.
Walkers found them on Saturday afternoon and emergency services rescued them from the water.
According to initial findings, it is a male person.
Several media outlets had previously reported on the find.
After the first discovery, several dozen emergency services searched the area on land and water, the police spokeswoman said.
Supported by the THW and the DLRG, divers, sonar boats and drones were also used.
The search was still ongoing on Sunday morning.
The onset of darkness on Saturday evening made work around the site more difficult.
A murder squad has been set up, but the investigation has only just begun.
An autopsy has been ordered, but results are not expected for Sunday, said the police spokeswoman.
With reference to tactical reasons for the investigation and possible knowledge of the perpetrator, she initially did not provide any further details.
So it remained unclear for the time being how long the body parts had been floating in the water and whether the place where they were found was also where they were dumped.
“It is still too early, we are investigating intensively in all directions,” said the spokeswoman.
This also includes examining missing person reports for connections.
dpa