DNA Confirms: Bodies in Lipno Reservoir Are Missing Mühlviertler

The two bodies found at the end of October in a sunken car in the Lipno Reservoir in the Czech Republic are, as assumed, the Mühlviertel residents missing for ten years. A DNA match provided certainty, and the Upper Austrian State Police received confirmation on Friday morning, according to a spokesperson. According to the autopsy, foul play had already been ruled out as the cause of death.

Accidental Discovery During Czech Military Diving Exercise

The Czech military accidentally found the car on October 22 during diving exercises in the lake, which has an unusually low water level this year, twelve meters from the shore at a depth of about two meters. The wreck was pulled from the water, and human remains were found inside the car. Based on the license plate, it was determined that it was the car the two 26-year-olds were traveling in on the night of their disappearance. The forensic medicine in Budweis conducted the DNA match. The result was communicated to the relatives of the deceased on Thursday, reported the "Kronen Zeitung".

Publicity Also Through "Aktenzeichen XY"

On September 11, 2015, the friends met in the evening in Zwettl an der Rodl (Urfahr-Umgebung district). During the night, they apparently spontaneously drove towards the small town of Vyssi Brod in the Czech Republic, 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 was lost. To leave no stone unturned, the State Criminal Office decided to present the case in 2016 on the show "Aktenzeichen XY Special - Where is My Child".

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