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.