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Bad Sulza near Weimar: authorities examine a six

2022-07-06T16:11:56.297Z


A 62-year-old fell into a hole while mowing the lawn in Thuringia – which had apparently suddenly opened up. Now it is examined why the earth opened up.


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Research into the causes in Bad Sulza

Photo: Bodo Schackow / dpa

After a man fell fatally into a hole in his garden in Bad Sulza near Weimar, the search for the cause continues.

On Wednesday, a team from the Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation (TLUBN) used a camera to take pictures inside the approximately six meter deep hole.

Since experts assume there is a risk of further landslides around the hole, a fire brigade ladder truck was pulled to help.

According to a TLUBN spokesman, the first results are not yet available.

The images should now be examined and evaluated.

Historical maps are checked

In addition, historical maps of past mining at the site would need to be further examined to determine if the hole may have been created by a sudden sinkhole or is related to so-called legacy mining in the region.

It will probably take some time before he has substantial results, said the spokesman.

On Monday, a 62-year-old man fell into the hole on the outskirts of town while mowing the lawn and died.

According to the police, it had suddenly opened up.

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Source: spiegel

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