Overview

• His girlfriend reported the 53-year-old missing Friday midday when he failed to return from a routine fishing trip.
• Police, fire department and Wasserwacht teams launched an extensive search that included a police helicopter, a search dog and a drone.
• Search crews located the angler unresponsive at 19:40 in the Red Main near his regular fishing spot at Unterkonnersreuth.
• Bayreuth criminal police say preliminary findings show no indications of third-party involvement in his death.
• Officials have launched a Kripo probe into the circumstances of his death and issued new water-safety warnings after a series of recent drownings.