– We received an emergency call at 23:24 that a foreign man in his 30s had been unlucky and slipped into the Pollfossen and into the river Otta, operations manager Kristian Bjaanes at the Innlandet police district told news. There is a large flow of water in the river. The emergency services are on the scene, and are searching for the man. Demanding rescue work – He was on land and was unlucky and slipped into the waterfall before he was taken by the water masses, and disappeared, says Bjaanes. The rescue work is demanding. – We have had an air ambulance over the river for some time. Volunteers have also contributed in relation to searches in the river. It is very demanding. There is a lot of water flow and it is dark, says Bjaanes. It is not the flight weather area. – We received the air ambulance from Dombås, which has done its search. But the weather is bad in the west, says the operations manager. The municipality has set up a crisis team at the Pollfoss hotel. – There were others present when the incident occurred, and they are now being taken care of, says Bjaanes.
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