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Police Treat Death of 48-Year-Old Caregiver Found in Sankt Augustin Pond as Likely Accident

The cause remains under review with investigators outlining an accidental fall scenario.

Overview

  • Officers report no indications of third-party involvement after a 48-year-old caregiver was found dead in a garden pond in Buisdorf, Sankt Augustin.
  • The woman was reported missing on the morning of December 25, and police say the care service alerted authorities shortly after 8 a.m.
  • According to local reporting, a colleague sent by the employer discovered the caregiver unresponsive in the small pond at the private home on Rosenweg.
  • Police say the working hypothesis is that she sat on a chair by the water and fell backward into the pond, which is reportedly under two square meters.
  • Emergency services, including an emergency doctor, could only confirm her death, and authorities are working to identify and notify her relatives in Poland.