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Tragic find: Missing 80-year-old discovered in Plüderhauser swimming lake
The body of a missing 80-year-old man was discovered at the Plüderhauser swimming lake. Investigations are ongoing, there is no evidence of external influence.
Tragic find: Missing 80-year-old discovered in Plüderhauser swimming lake
A body was discovered today, June 4, 2025, at the Plüderhauser bathing lake in the Rems-Murr district. The dead man is an 80-year-old man from Stuttgart who has been missing since Sunday, June 1, 2025. The man was identified by police after the body was recovered, which was found by a passer-by at around 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning. At the time of his disappearance he was only wearing yellow swimming trunks and walking barefoot.
The man was last seen on Sunday afternoon around 12:45 p.m. when he was at the lake with his wife. He was reportedly suffering from early dementia, which may have influenced the circumstances of his disappearance. Before the body was found, a large-scale search operation was carried out, which included police helicopters, the DLRG, fire brigade and rescue dog teams. These emergency services searched intensively for the missing person, but the search was unsuccessful until the body was discovered Gmünder daily post reported.
Investigations with no evidence of foul play
The criminal investigation is currently underway. Initial indications indicate that there was no external influence in the death Stuttgart News report. The exact circumstances that led to his death still need to be clarified.
The tragedy that occurred around the supposedly carefree bathing experience sheds a sad light on the dangers that older people with health problems can be exposed to. Local authorities and rescue workers are concerned and are appealing to relatives to pay particular attention to the safety of older people, especially if they suffer from memory problems.