According to the police, a cyclist was fatally injured in an accident in Buxtehude (district of Stade). Passers-by reported a bike lying around on Saturday morning, as the police announced in the evening. Officials found the man’s body floating in a river. According to the information, the police assume that the 54-year-old had strayed from the path with his bike for an unknown reason and fell down an embankment. Around 30 emergency services from the fire brigade and the German Life Saving Society came to the scene. The police are looking for witnesses who can say something about the cause of the accident.

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