As of: February 18, 2024, 2:51 p.m
By: Lucas Sauter Orengo
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A passerby found a dead body in the Main-Danube Canal and immediately reported it to the police.
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The background is still unclear, the investigation is ongoing: A passerby found a dead body in the Main-Danube Canal and immediately reported it to the police.
Hilpolstein - Last Saturday, February 17, 2024, a body was recovered from the Main-Danube Canal near Hilpoltstein in the Roth district.
The criminal police then began investigations to identify the dead man.
Body found in the Main-Danube Canal near Hilpolstein: investigations are ongoing
A witness reported to the police around midday because he had discovered a lifeless human body in the Main-Danube Canal between the Hilpoltstein and Eckersmühlen locks.
Shortly afterwards, a police patrol from the Hilpoltstein inspection confirmed the suspicion of a human torso and arranged for the fire department to rescue it.
The Middle Franconian Criminal Investigation Service secured the body and initiated further investigations.
According to investigators' initial findings, the dead man was probably a man.
A forensic medical examination was initiated to determine his identity.
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