Paraglider accident in Bodø – news Nordland

A man in his 50s living in Nordland was transported to Nordland Hospital in Bodø. Unfortunately, his life could not be saved and the person concerned was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Relatives have been notified of the accident. This is what the police write in a press release. – A paraglider pilot had fallen to the ground. The police and ambulance quickly arrived at the scene and life-saving first aid was administered, it continues. Fell from an unknown height The police received a report of a paraglider accident in Bodø at 13:09. A person had fallen from an unknown height. Life-saving first aid was administered at the scene before the person was transported to Nordlandssykehuset in an ambulance. The accident occurred in connection with the convention Midnattsol Cup 2024. The accident occurred in connection with the convention Midnattsol Cup 2024 for Paragliders. Photo: Kasper Holgersen / news The event began on Friday. – When the accident happened, the event was over and it was just free flight. That’s what Arve Nordlie, chairman of Bodø Hang and Paraglider Club, tells news. – We take care of the participants. We have good people who enable us to handle emergency situations. Fortunately, we cooperate well with the police and health, says Nordlie. The police are starting to map the sequence of events and will start an investigation into the incident. Both the police and an ambulance responded to the accident on Sunday afternoon. Photo: The police in Nordland The police are starting to map the sequence of events and will start an investigation into the incident. – What the police are doing now is trying to map the sequence of events. We have started an investigation into the incident, says operations manager Kenneth Magnussen to news. Magnussen says to Tv2 that there were a number of witnesses at the scene. Published 14.07.2024, at 15.32 Updated 14.07.2024, at 17.36



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