On Wednesday evening, the police sent out a press release that a death has occurred in the Kobbvatnet area in Sørfold. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was initiated by health personnel who were already in the area. AMK and the main rescue center coordinated the incident. The rescue helicopter SAR-Queen was also dispatched to the scene. – The person was later declared dead by a doctor on the spot, says operations manager Yngvard Fredriksen. The next of kin have been notified. It was a Swedish man in his 50s who had a cardiac arrest. It happened in connection with the recording of a Swedish reality series and the man was a participant, says Fredriksen to news. The police have opened an investigation case. Mayor of Narvik, Rune Edvardsen, confirms to news on Wednesday evening that they have set up a crisis team, and that they received notification of the accident from the production company. The reality series is based in Kjøpsvik in Narvik. Map of Stetind, a mountain that rises 1,392 meters above sea level. In 2002, Stetind was named Norway’s national mountain. – Our thoughts go out to the family – We can confirm that there is a participant who died of an acute illness, Kari Nyman, HR and communications director at TV4, told VG. The person was a participant in the Swedish reality program “Berget”, which is filmed in Nordland. – Right now we are focusing on taking care of the participants and the employees who are on the set in Norway. Our thoughts go out to the family, says Nyman to the newspaper. The program “Berget” is produced by Swedish TV4. In the series, 15 unknown Swedes fight to be the first to climb Stetind in Narvik municipality. Published 14.08.2024, at 22.26 Updated 14.08.2024, at 23.08
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