Overview
- The boy, who fell headfirst Tuesday while playing in his family's garden in Grotegaste, lost consciousness in a hole he had dug in the sand.
- Rescuers tried to revive him for about two hours and flew him by helicopter to Oldenburg, but he died at the hospital.
- Prosecutors in Oldenburg and Aurich said the autopsy showed suffocation and they will close the death inquiry with no evidence of third-party involvement.
- Local responders described the material as ordinary sand in a small quantity, and a crisis team supported the parents after the incident.
- A fundraiser started by the mother's siblings has raised more than €66,000 to cover funeral costs and lost income so the family can grieve.