Overview

• The sixth day of search efforts saw police divers, sonar-equipped boats and trained dogs return to the water yet still yield no trace of the 33-year-old father and his six-year-old son.
• Crews have expanded the search radius gradually but have covered only two percent of the lake’s surface as they contend with strong undercurrents and maximum depths of 35 meters.
• Investigators have ruled out foul play and continue to treat the incident as an accident while examining whether the child was wearing a life jacket and if the father could swim.
• The missing pair’s wife and four-year-old daughter remain ashore in the Haßberge district receiving psychological support following the tragedy.
• Authorities are reviewing offers from specialist recovery firms and volunteer organizations and have declined to set a deadline for the ongoing operation.