When mowing a retention basin, an employee of the road maintenance department makes a terrible find.
Gottmadingen - A 44-year-old man was found dead in his car on Bundesstraße 34 in the district of Konstanz.
But the circumstances are staggering.
Constance: Porsche discovered in the retention basin
An employee of the road maintenance department had discovered the car - a Porsche Targa 4S - in a rain retention basin while mowing, reports the Gottmadingen volunteer fire brigade - "upside down under water".
Five days ago the Porsche broke unnoticed over the embankment through the chain link fence and then fell into the water.
It quickly became clear to everyone involved that any help would come too late.
When the car was recovered, the suspicion was confirmed.
The driver could only be recovered dead.
The Gottmadingen volunteer fire brigade emptied the pool and the Porsche was recovered with the help of a THW crane.
The emergency doctor could only determine the death of the man sitting in the vehicle.
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Fatal traffic accident: emergency services rescue a Porsche Targa 4S from a retention basin on the B34.
© Gottmadigen volunteer fire department
Porsche in retention basin - the time of the accident initially unclear
The police are currently assuming that it is an accident.
Much is still unclear.
According to the initial findings, the police described the fatal traffic accident as follows: “The 44-year-old Porsche driver was driving towards the Swiss border from Bietingen when he turned right off the lane at the entrance to the new industrial area for an unknown reason .
It first drove downhill on sloping terrain, broke through a boundary fence, collided in the ground and finally slid backwards into the retention basin.
The car filled up to the seats with water.
The man allegedly died of his injuries, which he could have sustained as a result of the accident. "
Koblenz B34: missing man (44) recovered in Porsche
The police did not initially name the exact time of the accident, which was among other things still the subject of the investigation.
However, the victim's identity is known.
According to the police, the man is someone who has been missing from the Lake Constance district for several weeks.
The spokeswoman was initially unable to provide any further information.
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