The case in summary • A boat ran aground in the river Otra in Kristiansand and sank. The boat was reported stolen three days ago.• Two people were sent to hospital after the accident, one of them seriously injured.• One of the two people has been charged with theft of the boat.• A major rescue operation was launched with several police patrols , ambulances, fire boats with divers and a rescue boat.• Several residents in the area are said to have heard a loud bang ahead of the incident.• It is currently unclear when the boat will be raised. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. According to the police, the boat was reported stolen three days ago. – A case has been opened into the incident and one of the two who were found in the sea has been charged with theft of the boat that went down, says police attorney Anne Grethe Isachsen in the Agder police district. A boat went aground last night outside Høivold brygge in the center of Kristiansand. Two people were sent to hospital. According to the police, one of the two on board was seriously injured, but the police cannot say anything more about the state of health of the two on Thursday morning. – For reasons of privacy and confidentiality, I cannot say anything about the state of health of those involved. Those involved will be questioned and efforts are being made to secure a blood sample from them, says Isachsen. A major rescue operation was launched after a boat ran aground last night. Photo: Anna Rut Tørressen / news Heard a bang Several residents in the area whom news has spoken to heard a loud bang ahead of the incident. The police will not say anything more about what allegedly happened. – It is too early to say anything about the actual course of events. According to the police, it is currently unclear when the boat will be raised. This must be clarified with the insurance company. Odd Isaksen woke up to the noise from the fireboat, which was early at the scene of the accident at Høivold Brygge in Kristiansand. Photo: Hans Erik Weiby / news Neighbor Odd Isaksen did not wake up from the bang itself, but followed when emergency vehicles and boats arrived in the area with blue lights. – I woke up to noise from the fire boat. When I came out on the terrace, there was blue light everywhere. I saw the police searching with lanterns along the shore. I then saw that divers found a person in or near the boat that had gone down, says Isaksen. – The rescue operation then continued for an hour. Then the redninfgsskøyta was also here. He does not know what happened before the accident. – I assume that the boat came down the river and hit the pole that is on the reef. The boat was found a little further down towards the outlet of the river, he says. Residents are said to have heard several bangs in connection with the accident. Photo: Hans Erik Weiby / news To the hospital The police were notified of the case by AMK shortly before 4 a.m. They were also contacted by several people who had heard loud bangs. – Police, fire brigade and ambulance responded to a report of a boat that had run aground and there were reports of people in the water, said incident leader Benjamin Flåten at the scene. Operations leader Benjamin Flåten in the Agder police district. Photo: Anna Rut Tørressen / news Life-saving first aid A person was picked up from the water after a short time by people on the spot. – He is awake and conscious, said operations manager Arve Myklebust in the Agder police district to news. At 04.37 the police reported that the second person had been found in the boat. Both were sent to hospital. The other person who was found had serious injuries. – Eventually another person was found in the water who was taken up, given life-saving first aid and taken to hospital, said Myklebust. A major rescue operation was launched following reports of the boat accident in Otra. Photo: Anna Rut Tørressen / news Major rescue operation The accident occurred in the river Otra at Høivold Brygge. A large rescue operation was launched. Several police patrols, ambulances, fire boats with divers and a lifeboat assisted in the rescue operation. In addition, an air ambulance was called to the scene. The search eventually ended when everyone involved had been accounted for. Published 29/08/2024, at 04.33 Updated 29.08.2024, at 13.32
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Boat ran aground in Kristiansand – a person is charged with theft – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
