Overview

• A canoeist reported a floating body in an Alster canal near Maienweg in Hamburg-Alsterdorf on Friday morning.
• Firefighters and rescue divers recovered the remains around 9:45 a.m. and transferred them to the forensic institute at the University Medical Center Eppendorf.
• Police said the deceased is reported to be a man and that there are currently no indications of third-party involvement.
• Authorities have not yet established the man's identity or the cause and manner of death, and examinations are underway.
• A local reporter said a youth had alerted authorities days earlier to a person drifting near the site, but a search at that time found nothing.