Summary: A fundraiser at Spleis for the family of the late Torjus Seland (7) has collected almost two million kroner. Over one million kroner was collected in a few hours on Wednesday evening. Mayor of Lyngdal Unni Nilsen Husøy says it warms to see people standing together in this way. The money will go towards the funeral and unforeseen expenses for the family. Almost 9,000 people have contributed to the collection. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – It warms to see how people stand together. It’s probably a way for people to show their sympathy and share in the grief, says mayor of Lyngdal Unni Nilsen Husøy. In the course of a few hours on Wednesday evening, over one million kroner was collected for the deceased Torjus Seland’s (7) survivors. Under the title “Give better than flowers – Torju’s 7 years”, Kristin Opsahl created the collection at Spleis. On Thursday, the money continues to come in, and at the time of writing it is approaching NOK 2 million collected. – It is a joy of giving that you have rarely seen the likes of, says Husøy. On Tuesday this week, Torjus was found dead during a search operation in Lindesnes after being missing since Sunday. Nearly 1,500 volunteers contributed to the search: – Big footprint left The sum is increasing minute by minute, and the money will go towards funerals and unforeseen expenses for the family. – It is a result of the enormous commitment to the issue with all the volunteering. This shows that the case has not only left a big mark in Lyngdal, says Mayor Husøy. At the time of writing, almost 9,000 people have given money. The money is transferred to the family in its entirety at the end of the marriage, and is carried out with the consent of the family, writes the initiator. The target sum was NOK 1.5 million. news has not yet succeeded in making contact with the initiator Kristin Opsahl. Lost from the family The seven-year-old lost from his family during a hunting trip in a wooded area near Heddan, northwest of Vigeland in Lindesnes on Sunday afternoon. Great resources were put into the search. The Home Guard, the Civil Defense, the Armed Forces, Norwegian Rescue Dogs, the Red Cross Aid Corps and Norwegian People’s Aid have assisted the police, as well as several hundred civilians. Dogs, helicopters and heat-seeking drones were also used in the search. The police station chief in Mandal called it the biggest search operation in the region in many years. On Tuesday afternoon, the 7-year-old was found dead under a stone slab in the Langemyr area in Lindesnes municipality. – We have not yet received a preliminary autopsy report and therefore cannot say anything about the cause of death yet, says police station chief in Mandal Bernt Mushom. Hi! Did you think of anything in particular when you read this story or do you have tips for something else I should write about? Feel free to send me an email!
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