Overview

• Third-grade students discovered the body of a 58-year-old man on July 1 during a school-sponsored trash-collection activity near Cölbe in Hesse.
• Local police have opened an investigation into the death and reported no immediate evidence of foul play pending forensic examination.
• Marburg-Biedenkopf county administration dispatched a crisis intervention team and school counselors to provide psychological support to affected students and staff.
• A police spokeswoman confirmed the victim’s identity and said that definitive conclusions about the cause of death will await the completion of the autopsy.
• The incident echoes a similar unattended death in August 2023 and underscores reinforced crisis-response protocols in the region’s schools.