Major search operation for a man in his 50s at Statland in Namsos – news Trøndelag

The police have now discovered a dead person in Storvatnet on Statland in Namsos municipality. – A dog crew from the police found the man in the water at 19.47, says operations manager Rune Brandmo to news. On Friday afternoon, a major rescue operation was launched after a man in his 50s in the area around Storvatnet. The operations manager says everything indicates that the dead person is the man they have been looking for, although it has not been formally confirmed yet. – All descriptions match, says the operations manager. Relatives have been notified of the discovery. The man has a cabin in the area around Storvatnet at Statland in Namsos Photo: Geir Magne Ribsskog Major search operation The search operation started at 3pm on Friday afternoon after a cabin neighbor alerted the police. The neighbor responded that the man’s dog had appeared at the door and that he could not find the dog’s owner. – It turns out that it has been lying in the neighboring cabin all night, so that was the basis for our search, says Brandmo. On Friday afternoon, a helicopter was searched for the man. – We have had a SAR-Queen in search, says Per Hognaland at the Central Rescue Center South. The helicopter later returned from the area. Operations leader Karl Morten Flasnes Photo: Geir Magne Ribsskog – In addition, we have requested assistance from the Red Cross, from the civil defence, from Norwegian Rescue Dogs and from service dogs in the police. They will carry out a search in the area we are in, says task leader Karl Morten Flasnes to news on Friday afternoon. The police are in contact with relatives of the man who lives in Fosen. Boat found During the search, the police found a boat on one side of the water. – We have found a boat that most likely belongs to him, which is on the other side of the cabin, Brandsmo told news at 5pm. He says it appears that the man has used the boat, but that it is uncertain. – There are many possibilities for what could have happened.



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