Drugs involved?

Mystery surrounding dead man in Vienna underpass

A passer-by discovered the body near the underpass.

(Bild: zVg)

A passer-by found a lifeless man on a cycle path. His identity and cause of death are still unclear. The police are investigating.

Shock for a Viennese who discovered the lifeless body of a man in an underpass near the Vienna International Center subway station on Monday afternoon. All help came too late for the man.

The police are investigating in all directions. The identity of the young man could not be established by the time this issue went to press. The dead man was lying on the cycle path, which runs along a wall around 2.5 meters high in the area where he was found.

Accident or violent impact?
The unidentified man had numerous injuries to his face and head, which could possibly have been caused by a fall. Whether this was due to an accident or violence by a third party is a mystery to the police. According to information from "Krone", drugs may also have been involved.

Autopsy ordered
An additional source of excitement was the fact that the police questioned young people on Monday who may have seen something that could shed light on the mysterious case.

The Vienna State Office of Criminal Investigation, Northern Branch, has taken over the investigation. An autopsy is now to clarify the exact cause of death.