Tragic end of a missing person search: Man rescued lifeless from the river after two weeks

Created: 01/23/2022, 22:03

By: Tanja Kipke

A missing man could only be rescued dead from the Main.

(Iconic image) © Boris Roessler/dpa

The search for a 62-year-old ended tragically in Bavaria on Sunday.

Emergency services could only rescue the man lifeless from the Main.

Ebensfeld – For almost two weeks, a 62-year-old from Ebensfeld (Lichtenfels district *) was missing.

The missing person was found dead on Sunday (January 23), police said.

The last time the man was seen alive was on January 11th.

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Missing search in Bavaria ends tragically: body recovered from Main

The officials initiated a public search with a photo and a description of the person.

After numerous clues, the missing person's vehicle was found under the Main Bridge in Ebensfeld on Wednesday evening (January 12).

A large number of fire brigade and police forces searched for the missing person well into the night.

However, the search measures were unsuccessful.

The high water level of the Main made the search more difficult.

"On Sunday morning, around 35 emergency services from the local fire brigade, the water rescue service and the DLRG continued the search on the Main with the help of five boats," reports the police.

They discovered the man's body at the height of the Altmainsee.

The Coburg criminal police have taken over the further investigations.