Tragic death of six teenagers after party

Record ID: 166514

  • Title: Tragic death of six teenagers after party
  • Date: 30th January 2017
  • Summary: ARNSTEIN, GERMANY (JANUARY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) POLICE OUTSIDE ALLOTMENTS POLICE CAR VARIOUS OF GARDEN SHED AND CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF IT GATE SIGN OF GATE READING (German) 'CRIME SCENE - DO NOT ENTER' VARIOUS OF INVESTIGATORS CARRYING OUT BLUE BOX, PUTTING IT INTO CAR/CAR LEAVING VARIOUS OF POLICE TAPE AT ENTRANCE TO GARDEN SHED WUERZBURG, GERMANY (JANUARY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) SIGN READING (German) 'POLICE HEADQUARTERS LOWER FRANCONIA' SPOKESMAN FOR POLICE HEADQUARTERS LOWER FRANCONIA, BJOERN SCHMITT GIVING A STATEMENT (SOUNDBITE) (German) SPOKESMAN FOR POLICE HEADQUARTERS LOWER FRANCONIA, BJOERN SCHMITT, SAYING: "As far as we know at this point, nothing indicates a violent crime. However, it is not yet established what led to the death of the youngsters, and the prosecutor's office has ordered the autopsy of the victims in order to establish exactly that. The autopsies are expected to take place already today. And furthermore, the prosecutor's office has ordered an extensive examination of the blood of the victims. We want to establish whether there were any foreign substances in the blood of the victims. We hope to get more clarity of the cause of death after the post-mortems and examinations." CAMERA (SOUNDBITE) (German) SPOKESMAN FOR POLICE HEADQUARTERS LOWER FRANCONIA, BJOERN SCHMITT, SAYING: "I can confirm that there was a wood burning stove in the building which obviously was also in operation during the party. But whether that is in connection with the death of the teenagers is still subject of ongoing investigation." SCHMITT TALKING TO MEDIA
  • Embargoed: 13th February 2017 14:26
  • Keywords: Germany teenagers death accident
  • Location: ARNSTEIN, WUERZBURG, GERMANY
  • City: ARNSTEIN, WUERZBURG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001619W287
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Police confirmed on Monday (January 30) that six teenagers were found dead on Sunday morning after holding a party in a garden shed in the town of Arnstein in the southern state of Bavaria.
    The police are assuming their deaths were the result of a tragic accident.
    "As far as we know at this point, nothing indicates a violent crime," said Bjoern Schmitt, spokesman for police in Lower Franconia. "However, it is not yet established what led to the death of the youngsters, and the prosecutor's office has ordered the autopsy of the victims in order to establish exactly that. The autopsies are expected to take place already today. And furthermore, the prosecutor's office has ordered an extensive examination of the blood of the victims. We want to establish whether there were any foreign substances in the blood of the victims. We hope to get more clarity of the cause of death after the post-mortems and examinations."
    Local media spoke of a possible carbon monoxide poisoning, and Schmitt confirmed that a wood-burning stove had been in use during the youngster's party, but that any connection was still being investigated.
    The teenagers, five young men and a young woman, were between the ages of 18 and 19, and were found by the father of two of the dead youngsters after he become concerned that they had not returned home.
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