Three people are injured after a boat went on a reef in Eigersund on Friday evening. A total of nine people were on board the boat. – The injured are conscious. None of them should be seriously injured, says Operations Manager at South-West Police District Rune Tallaksen. The police reported the accident at 10:15 p.m. At 23.41, the main rescue center writes that all those involved have been accounted for. They have therefore ended the search. Searched the area At 11.13 p.m., the main rescue center (HRS) reported that it was not clear whether everyone on board had been accounted for. The police were initially informed that there were ten people on board the boat. – It may look like there are nine, says operations manager John Ask in the Sør-West police district just before 11.40pm. – There will be an active search while we get confirmation that there were actually nine people, to be on the safe side, he adds. The police are working to map the sequence of events. Among other things, they are in the process of questioning those who were on board the boat. The boat must have hit here. Photo: The rescue company – High speed – It is a question of a leisure boat with several people on board that has run into a reef at high speed, says rescue manager on duty at the main rescue center Hans Jakob Gulliksen. In an update at 10.30 p.m., the police stated that the boat had been towed ashore. The main rescue center led the rescue operation. It was another boat that arrived at the scene first and assisted the damaged boat until the lifeboat arrived. Both the rescue helicopter and the air ambulance were dispatched to the area. Published 06.09.2024, at 22.29 Updated 07.09.2024, at 00.21
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