Six teens reported dead in Bavaria after party in a garden hut

A father in Germany has found the bodies of six 
teenagers, including his son and daughter, in his
 secluded garden hut in Bavaria.

The five young men and a woman aged 18 and 19 had 
been having a party outside the town of Arnstein on 
Saturday night.

The hut's owner went to look for the teenagers when
 they failed to reappear on Sunday.

Police say the cause of the deaths is unclear, but that
 there are no initial indications of a violent crime.

The father called emergency services for help but it was
 too late.

A neighbour told German media that his daughter had 
been celebrating her 18th birthday.

The brick-built building was some distance outside
 Arnstein and the area was covered in snow.

Police are trying to find out whether a wood-burning 
stove used to heat the secluded building had led to the 
deaths. One theory is that they may have died of
 carbon monoxide poisoning.

"The circumstances remain unclear," said police 
spokesman Bjorn Schmitt on Monday. "We don't want 
to get involved in any speculation."

A criminal investigation has been launched and 
a post mortem examination will be carried out into
 the cause of the teenagers' deaths.