Overview

• The body of a man wearing a diving suit was found on June 17 in the Elbe River near Haselau, Kreis Pinneberg.
• A boat crew discovered the lifeless figure drifting between Stadersand and Bützfleth and alerted the Polizei around 6:30 p.m.
• Investigators have not yet identified the victim or released any information about a cause of death.
• The Kriminalpolizei has taken charge of the probe to determine what happened and whether it relates to earlier fatalities.
• This case follows a similar mid-May discovery in the Elbe and contributes to growing safety concerns over German waterways.