Overview

• The July incident occurred in a single-family home in Osnabrück, and police described the resident only as being in his mid-70s.
• With no mobile phone and an inoperative emergency button, he could not summon help from the cabin.
• After days without contact, his son alerted police, and officers Lukas and Hille followed a faint voice from the shaft to rescue him.
• He was dehydrated and near exhaustion when found and was taken to a hospital, though he is not described as care-dependent.
• Police confirmed the case and supplied a photo showing torn panels and bent metal, while reporting cites a suspected defective fuse as the cause.