The case in summary: Two kayakers, a 39-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, were found dead in the sea outside Tromlingene in Arendal on Monday afternoon. Both lived in the Arendal area and were people used to the outdoors. The search operation was coordinated by HRS (the main rescue center) and involved searches from land, sea and air. The deceased were found by a rescue helicopter, and both were wearing life jackets. The police have decided that both will be autopsied to clarify what happened. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Tellef Tobias Christensen and Lone Engbråten were cohabitants and lived in Arendal. This is stated by the Agder police district in a press release. The names are released in consultation with the next of kin. Joachim Rapetti was the skipper of the rescue boat Inge Steensland, who was one of several who were involved in the search for the two missing kayakers on Tromøy in Arendal on Monday afternoon. – We think it was an incredibly sad outcome and have internal procedures for follow-up of our own crew, says Rapetti. Searches were carried out from land, at sea and in the air. The search was coordinated by HRS (main rescue centre). Around 2.30 pm, the cohabiting couple were found dead in the sea outside the Tromlingene archipelago in Arendal. – We are at a loss for words It was a rescue helicopter that found the two. – We found that the search was well coordinated by HRS, which provided findings relatively quickly from the start of the search, says skipper Rapetti. According to Agderposten, one was brought in by rescue helicopter and the other on the rescue skate. Lone Engbråten worked at Friluftsrådet Sør as an advisor in information and activities. Managing director Geir Henning Waagsnes says that the employees are in shock and great sadness. – We have lost a fantastic employee, a really great, inclusive and caring person. We are working on processing all the impressions and are really at a loss for words right now, he writes in an SMS to news. Several volunteers, including crews from Norwegian People’s Aid, took part in the search on Monday. Photo: Espen Bierud / news Wearing life jackets The two kayakers were both wearing life jackets when they were found. Police attorney Thea Severine Hanken Hobbesland in the Agder police district tells news. The police have also decided that both will be autopsied. – We are now carrying out investigations to try to clarify what has happened, says Hobbesland. She states that the police have located and secured two kayaks which they believe the deceased used. They should both have been people used to the outdoors, operations manager Øyvind Hægeland told news on Monday. Rescue helicopter searches for the two missing paddlers. Photo: A-Foto / NTB Good search conditions The two kayakers were reported missing after they did not return from a paddling trip on Tromøya in Arendal on Sunday. Skipper Rapetti says that there were relatively good search conditions. – There was approximately 4 s/m wind strength, some sea, high cloud cover and good visibility. Two rescue helicopters, one from Sola and one from Rygge, took part in the search for the two missing kayakers on Monday afternoon. Photo: Flightradar Has deployed a crisis team On Monday evening, Arendal mayor Robert Cornels Nordli said that the deaths of two residents are very touching. – It affects us very strongly when two active members of society pass away. It is heavy, he told news. He also said that the municipality launched its crisis team when the search operation started, to assist with various needs. Mayor of Arendal Robert Cornels Nordli says his thoughts now go to the closest relatives, friends and acquaintances of the two deceased. Photo: Lars Eie / news
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