A 74-year-old man did not survive a fall into the manure pit on his farm in the Braunau district on Thursday evening. He wanted to carry out work on the submersible pump and must have bent over the pit. He probably lost his balance, fell headfirst into it and could not free himself. His wife discovered him on Friday morning. The fire brigade pulled the man out of the manure pit, but the emergency doctor could only confirm his death, according to the police.