Overview
- Teachers began CPR when the pupil complained of breathing problems and lost consciousness during a class stay at a Schullandheim in Aerzen on Thursday, June 18.
- Emergency dispatch guided staff by phone and emergency teams, including a rescue helicopter, arrived and continued resuscitation but the boy was later declared dead.
- Police from Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont say initial inquiries show no indications of third-party involvement and they have opened an investigation to clarify the case.
- About 50 fourth-grade classmates were kept away from the emergency, looked after by teachers, and supported on site by emergency pastoral carers.
- Authorities plan a forensic autopsy to establish the precise cause of death and further updates are expected as results and investigative steps become available.