The two men, one of whom is said to have handled a weapon, stopped around the Mehrerau complex on the shore of Lake Bregenz at regarding 15.30 clock. According to ORF Radio Vorarlberg, students from the third and fourth grades of the Mehrerau elementary school made corresponding observations.
The search for the two men continued until the early hours of the evening before it was stopped. A helicopter was also deployed. For safety reasons, bike paths and footpaths in the Mehrerau area were closed.