Boat about to sink in the Oslofjord – Greater Oslo

The emergency services are now in the area south of Bjerkøya in Asker after they at At 17.14 received a message that the boat was about to sink. – A person had seen what appeared to be a boat about to go down, and our understanding is that a private person got out to the boat, says operations manager in the Oslo police district, Bjarne Endal Pedersen. One person is critically injured There must have been four people on board the boat. – We probably have control over all the people who have been in the boat, the police wrote on X a quarter of an hour after they received the first message. All four are now transport to land. – One appears to be critically injured, and one is slightly injured, says Pedersen. The person who is critically injured is an adult man, while it is an adult woman who has minor injuries. The police will not yet reveal the gender and age of the other two who were on board the boat. Probably collided with a stake in the water. The emergency services are now working to treat the injured at the scene, while the police are trying to clarify what has happened. – Witness information indicates that the boat has probably collided with a stake in the water, says Pedersen. The boat has partially sunk. Published 12.08.2024, at 17.57 Updated 12.08.2024, at 18.33



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