– Now we are stepping up the action, says Jørgen Ommedal, head of operations in the West police district. On Saturday morning, a large force of crews will be deployed to search the area. – Now there will gradually be a rescue helicopter on the way plus a number of boat resources from, among others, the defence. The police are in contact with the family of the missing man. Good search conditions It was 20.13 that the emergency services received a report of a driverless boat driving in circles. – A rescue operation was started immediately, says operations manager Eirik Loftesnes in the West police district. Two helicopters and several rescue boats have taken part in the search for the missing man overnight to Saturday. The National Investigation Center wrote on Twitter that there are good search conditions in the area. – We have found part of his clothes in the water. There are many indications that he has ended up in the water, says rescue manager Johan Mannsåker in the main rescue center to news on Friday evening. The search crew found a life jacket in the boat. There are usually two in the boat, HRS has been informed. – We hope he was wearing a life jacket and made it to land somewhere. It is a challenging area to search in, with islets, reefs and a lot of current, Mannsåker said. So far, an ambulance helicopter and a rescue helicopter have been involved in the action from the air. On land, searches are carried out with dogs and volunteer rescue teams along the beaches, among other things. At sea, searches are carried out with, among other things, two lifeboats, and boats and divers from the fire service.
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Deploy large resources to search for missing boatmen – news Vestland
