On Monday morning, the police will provide an update on the condition of the injured. – The children are now stable, and one of the two is undergoing intensive treatment, the police say. The accident happened just before 3 pm on Sunday. Mother and two children According to operations manager Øystein Eikedalen in the Southeast police district, one mother and two small children were injured. – The mother should not be as injured as the children, according to Eikedalen. He does not currently wish to comment on the children’s age, other than to confirm that they are young and under five years old. – There are several investigative steps left, and the police will conduct more investigations in the next few days, Eikedalen says. He adds that there is no suspicion of anything criminal, but that the extent of the damage is so serious that the police will investigate the accident. Witnesses helped The police have previously stated that they do not know the size of the stone that fell on the family. It was believed that it fell from a height of about three meters. The accident site is located by Løvøya outside Horten town. The area has a campsite and is a popular hiking area. There must have been several witnesses at the scene, who helped during the rescue work. The emergency services quickly came to the rescue, a witness to the newspaper Gjengangeren informs. Several of those who were present have been offered follow-up by the crisis team. Landslide-prone area Landowner, Trond Schmidt, was away when the accident occurred. His thoughts go to those involved. – I sincerely hope that things go well with them, it is very sad that it happened, he says to news on Monday morning. He says that the area where the accident happened is called Falkensten, and that the place name indicates that rocks are falling there. Loose rock is not uncommon. There are many steep mountain slopes and a lot of porous rock, says Schmidt. – Will any additional measures be implemented where the accident occurred? – Right now the area is blocked off, but it is impossible to secure the entire area. We have no plans to close anything. There was no hiking trail where the rocks came loose, and there are high rock walls on each side. It is common for people to travel there to get down to a swimming and fishing place, says Schmidt. The landowner is constantly notified that rocks have fallen there. He has also seen it himself over the years. – It is an area that has been like that for 10,000 years, without anything having been done. But we will check more closely when it gets a little calmer. We also want to make people aware that there is a danger of landslides here.
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– The children’s condition is stable – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
