Overview
- Police in Kempten said the DNA report confirmed the remains are those of the 22-year-old volunteer from Offingen, and his family was informed first.
- Sterile remains and a firefighter's pant were found during surveying work on the Danube between Dillingen and Steinheim on March 4.
- The Polizeipräsidien Schwaben Nord and Süd/West and the Kriminalpolizei Neu-Ulm coordinated identification efforts after the discovery.
- Expanded searches on March 10 with multiple police dive units and Zentrale Einsatzdienste covered water and shoreline but yielded no further clues.
- Denis Root had been missing since early June 2024 when a rescue boat capsized during high-water operations in Offingen, and a boot found that month was later ruled out by DNA.