Overview
- Colleagues found an unresponsive worker in a treatment tank and pulled him out at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday, according to police reports.
- Firefighters and emergency medical teams performed CPR at the scene but the man was pronounced dead before he could be transported.
- The Police Presidium of Lower Bavaria reported no signs of external or violent involvement and described the case as a likely accident.
- The criminal police have taken over the inquiry and investigators say technical checks at the plant and medical examinations, including an autopsy, are still pending.
- The incident raises typical safety questions for sewage plants such as the risk of toxic gases, access controls, and working procedures, and it could prompt technical and occupational-safety reviews at the facility.