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 in the police 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 23.13, the main rescue center (HRS) reports that it is still not clear whether everyone on board has been accounted for. The police were initially informed that there were ten people on board the boat. – It may look like it is rather a matter of nine, says operations manager in the police John Ask 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 write that the boat has been towed to shore. Ambulance is on site. Rescue helicopter and air ambulance are in the area. Another boat arrived first on the scene and assisted the damaged boat. No one has been reported missing. Published 06.09.2024, at 22.29 Updated 07.09.2024, at 00.00
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