Police alerted

Curious find: mystery surrounding a safe on the ice

The fire department recovered the safe from the frozen surface of the reservoir.

(Bild: FF Rauchwart)

An unusual discovery was made by walkers on the first day of the new year in Rauchwart (Burgenland). The police are now investigating what it is all about.

The turn of the year was celebrated in Rauchwart in the district of Güssing. Many people used the day after New Year's Eve to get some exercise in the fresh air and go for a walk along the frozen reservoir. However, an unusual surprise awaited them there: There was a small safe on the ice of the lake.

Stroller called the police
"I only saw that there was something there. But I couldn't tell whether it was open or still locked," says the man who discovered the safe while out walking with his family on Wednesday. He immediately informed the police, who in turn called the fire department to rescue it from the ice. With the help of a rescue stretcher, the white furniture safe was finally brought ashore and handed over to the officers.

I only saw that there was something there.

Der Finder

Investigations are ongoing
How exactly the safe got there is now a source of mystery. Speculation centers on the questions of whether it could be a stolen safe and what happened to the contents. Did the perpetrators want to dispose of evidence in the lake, not realizing that the water had already frozen over? The exact background is to be clarified in the course of the investigation.