Boy (13) drowned in Bondhuselva after being wedged between a rock wall and a rock – news Vestland

On Monday, a dramatic rescue operation took place in Kvinnherad after a foreign boy ended up in a river in Bondhusdalen. Due to very demanding conditions, it took over two hours before the boy was retrieved from the river. On Monday afternoon, the 13-year-old boy was pronounced dead at Haukeland University Hospital. The police are now providing new details about the accident. Police station chief in Kvinnherad, Sigurd Børve, says that the boy was on holiday in the area with his parents when the accident happened. On Monday, the three were on a day trip in Bondhusdalen. – And during the trip, this child went out on the edge of the river and fell in, says Børve. The 13-year-old received life-saving first aid on the way to hospital, but his life could not be saved. Photo: Oskar Rennedal / news He does not want to say anything more about what may have been the cause of the accident at the present time. – What we know now is that the child fell into the river and was taken by the current for a short distance, before he was stuck on the bottom between a rock wall and a rock, says Børve. He says that the police currently believe that it is the boy’s foot that is stuck, based on information from the rescue teams. – It can happen to anyone. It is currently uncertain whether there were any witnesses to the incident itself, says Børve. – But we have questioned some whistleblowers who came to, and have a couple of others that we will formally question. So then we can get back to whether they actually saw it or that they just happened to. The police will also try to question the parents today, says Børve. The police chief emphasizes that time should not be spent looking for scapegoats, and that no one can be blamed for the accident. – Accidents can happen. People can get extremely unlucky when they are out in nature. It can happen to anyone. He says that people now have different knowledge when it comes to traveling in nature and what risks there are, but that in any case you cannot insure yourself against everything. – There are many dangerous places to go in Western Norway. Many tourist destinations are dangerous to walk, but should it be regulated that people should not be able to walk in nature because it is dangerous? The boy’s parents are now being followed up by next-of-kin contacts at Haukeland Hospital, the police chief says. He does not want to comment on how things are going with them. – The parents have been exposed to the worst that can happen. It is completely impossible to imagine how they feel, concludes Børve. Published 13.08.2024, at 10.43



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