Owner’s body uncovered under rubble of collapsed hotel in Germany
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The body of the hotel owner, who died when an entire floor at his inn in the German town of Kröv collapsed, was uncovered on Saturday morning as demolition work continued, the police said in a statement.
The fire brigade and the Federal Agency for Technical Relieve (THW) helped retrieve the body, the police said.The floor collapsed late on Tuesday evening, killing two people. The other person was a 64-year-old woman whose body was recovered earlier. Police said she was a hotel guest.
Seven others, including a two-year-old child, were trapped after the floor collapsed. Some were rescued by emergency services after hours in the rubble.
Five others had already brought themselves to safety earlier.
The cause of the accident is still unclear. The public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation and commissioned an expert to find out how the accident could have happened.