A 64-year-old man died in an accident while working in the forest in Lower Bavaria. Family members of the man went looking for him in Wegscheid, in the Passau district, when he did not return home on Saturday evening.

They discovered the man in a wooded area with extremely serious injuries. The emergency services could only determine that the man was dead. The police are now investigating the circumstances of the accident. You can find more news in our brand new Merkur.de app, now in an improved design with more personalization functions.