Body of missing motorcyclist found in the Black Forest

Search and discovery site

After the missing person report, police launched their own search operations but suspended them after a short time due to a lack of concrete information about the man's whereabouts. Family members subsequently launched their own search and turned to the public via the Facebook platform to obtain information about the missing person.

More than a week after the disappearance, members of a private search team discovered the man on Saturday on a country road near Gernsbach. Police confirmed the identification of the body on request. Details about the exact accident site and the condition of the motorcycle were not initially made public.

Investigations into the circumstances of the accident

According to investigators, the deceased came from Weil der Stadt in the Böblingen district. Following the discovery, the public prosecutor's office is routinely reviewing the circumstances of the accident; however, according to findings so far, third-party fault is being ruled out.

The discovery site is in a heavily wooded, partially difficult-to-see section of the northern Black Forest. The route between Seewald-Erzgrube and Gernsbach runs along several winding country roads and is frequently used by motorcyclists. In recent years, several serious and sometimes fatal motorcycle accidents have occurred in the region.

Background: winding route in the northern Black Forest

Police announced that the exact circumstances of the accident would be reconstructed as part of the ongoing investigation. The pattern of evidence and the condition of the vehicle may provide information about the speed at the time of the accident and the cause of the loss of control of the road. Results have not yet been released.

For the family members, the days of uncertainty ended with the sad certainty. The missing man's partner had repeatedly appealed publicly for help on Facebook, also asking for information from the public. According to people close to the family, the response to the appeal had noticeably increased in recent days before the search team made the discovery on Saturday.