Overview

• German police divers are limited to 40 meters so a remotely operated vehicle confirmed the body’s presence weeks ago and a buoy marked the site
• Two Swiss police divers retrieved the corpse on Friday morning and brought it ashore in a stretcher basket
• The decedent was found lying face down wearing a jacket, shoes and shorts and has not yet been identified
• Authorities are cross-referencing a list of 103 missing persons and conducting forensic tests to establish how the individual died
• The case joins a series of unexplained waterway fatalities in the region that have drawn intensified criminal inquiries since late 2024