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Forest in Lower Saxony (symbol picture)
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Hikers have discovered a partially skeletonized corpse in a forest near Freden, which lies between Hanover and Göttingen.
The site was investigated by the police in the presence of a forensic doctor on Thursday, the officials said.
According to the current state of the investigation, the dead man is a middle-aged man.
His identity and the circumstances of his death are still unclear.
According to police, further examinations were planned after the autopsy on Friday.
The investigators want to inform about the result in the coming week.
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