Investigation into the Cause of Fatal Boat Accident on Mur in Graz

The Graz public prosecutor's office has ordered an autopsy of the body. The result could be available on Thursday or Friday. The sunken boat was already salvaged from the water and secured on Wednesday. The two other men who managed to save themselves to the shore, as well as another witness, have not yet been questioned.

Men involved in fatal boat accident on the Mur in Graz were not wearing life jackets

"The questioning of the other two and the witness will not take place on Thursday," said Sabri Yorgun, spokesperson for the Styrian State Police Directorate, in response to an APA inquiry. Therefore, the cause of the capsizing is still unclear. The relatives of the deceased are on their way to Austria. In the meantime, it seems clear that the three men apparently were not wearing life jackets, said Christian Kroschl, spokesperson for the Graz public prosecutor's office. The exact legal requirements on the construction site need to be examined in detail during the investigations. The boat with the three men from the construction site of the Mur bridge on the South Motorway (A2) sank early on Wednesday morning. Two Polish workers were able to swim to the shore quickly enough and save themselves. However, the 24-year-old went under. He was found lifeless in the water hours later by fire department divers.

(APA/Red)

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