Person ends up in a river in Sogndal – all emergency services have been dispatched – news Vestland

At 16:39 the police report that the person who ended up in Sogndalselvi is dead. The person was pronounced dead by a doctor at the scene at 4:00 p.m., after attempts at cardiopulmonary resuscitation. All emergency services were dispatched when the police in Sogndal received a report from passers-by about a person in Sogndalselvi. The message came at 14:43. There is a lot of water and a strong current in the river, but it is currently unclear what has happened. Crews from the fire service were first on the scene and picked the person up on a rock in the river. At 15:48 an air ambulance landed from Bergen. Then a rescue helicopter from Florø also arrived. – It is tough work for everyone involved when the outcome is so tragic, says police superintendent Svein Inge Krogh Harberg. He states that the cause of the incident is unknown, and that they do not yet know the identity of the person. – We ask that witnesses to the incident contact the police on telephone 02800. Sogndalselvi is a river in Sogndal municipality in Sogn og Fjordane. It is the main river in the Sogndalsvassdraget and flows from Dalavatnet to the Sogndalsfjorden. Photo: Oda Flaten Lødemel / news Published 03.09.2024, at 16.15 Updated 03.09.2024, at 17.01



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