Missing Mühlviertler for Ten Years: Police Suspect Accident

The autopsy of the bodies revealed that they are two men and that foul play can be ruled out, according to a police spokeswoman on Friday. However, identification using DNA analysis will take some more time.

On September 11, 2015, the two 26-year-old friends met in the evening in Zwettl an der Rodl (district of Urfahr-Umgebung). During the night, they apparently spontaneously drove towards the small town of Vyssi Brod in the Czech Republic, located a few kilometers away. In the early morning hours, their car was still recorded by a camera at a roundabout in Bad Leonfelden. Then the trail goes cold. In 2016, the case was featured in the show "Aktenzeichen XY Spezial - Wo ist mein Kind" - but without success.

Missing Mühlviertler: Accident Circumstances Unclear

For ten years, the men and the quite distinctive car remained missing - until Wednesday. The Czech military was conducting diving exercises at the Lipno Reservoir, which has an unusually low water level this year. During this, soldiers came across the car, which was identified by the license plate as that of the two missing Mühlviertler. It was located about twelve meters from the shore at a depth of about two meters.

The wreck was pulled out of the water, and human remains were found inside the vehicle. A DNA comparison to clarify the identities by the forensic medicine in Budweis is still pending. However, the autopsy that has now been conducted revealed that they are two male deceased and that foul play can be ruled out. Investigators therefore assume it was an accident. How exactly this occurred is still the subject of investigations.

(APA/Red)

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