– Life-saving first aid was attempted as long as it was safe to do so, says incident leader Øyvind Fagerli to news. A teenager died after she was taken from the power when she was swimming at Sandåkerhølen in Gjerstad on Saturday evening. The next of kin have been notified by the police. The air ambulance, the rescue helicopter and the emergency services were at the scene on Saturday evening. Life-saving work was attempted at the scene. Photo: Leif Dalen / news Divers searched the water The police received information about the incident from a neighbor in the area at 6.45pm on Saturday evening. The girl was at the scene swimming with two other girls when she disappeared in the water. According to the police, the girls first tried to search themselves, before they made contact with neighbors who came to help and who called the ambulance. All the emergency services rushed to the scene after the report came in on Saturday evening. Many resources participated in the search for the girl on Saturday evening. Photo: Leif Dalen / news About an hour after the police were notified of the incident, a person was found in the water. The girl was retrieved from the water by divers from the fire service in Arendal and Gjerstad who were sent in by helicopter. Divers were sent in by helicopter on Saturday evening. Photo: Leif Dalen / news They made a discovery after about ten minutes of searching, the police operations center informs news. According to team leader Fagerli, it was a bit challenging to get the necessary equipment down from the air ambulance that came from Arendal. – They worked as quickly as they could according to the conditions, says Fagerli. The police’s incident leader at the scene, Øyvind Fagerli. Photo: Leif Dalen / news A lot of electricity The place where the accident happened is described by neighbors as a place with a lot of electricity. Especially with high water flow. – And those who have been in the water may not have been aware that there are underwater currents, says the task leader. He cannot currently say more about the deceased than that she was young. All the emergency services responded to the accident on Saturday evening. Photo: Leif Dalen / news Published 20.07.2024, at 20.02 Updated 20.07.2024, at 23.13
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