On the night of Saturday, a leisure boat capsized in the sea at the island of Teksmona in Meløy. There were a total of nine involved, all of whom were local young people. It was 18-year-old Morten Johan Åsvang Halvorsen from Reipå and 19-year-old Emil Johansen from Neverdal in Meløy who died in the boat accident. Life-saving first aid was performed at the scene. When health personnel arrived, both were pronounced dead by a doctor, the police said. The investigation continues. Police operations leader Jon Inge Moen told news on Saturday that it appeared as if the pleasure boat had gone ashore on a rock, and then sunk. – That is one of the questions we seek to get answers to through the investigation. We are working diligently to find the full sequence of events, says task leader Jon Inge Moen. The police will now find out what and why the accident happened. Jon Inge Moen, incident leader in the police, says that the nine young people were in a leisure boat, but that he cannot say anything about the size of the boat or the speed of the boat at the present time. Photo: Synnøve Sundby Fallmyr – The investigation is targeting what the police believe is the boat driver, says Moen. On Monday, the accident boat will be examined by forensic technicians. The boat was damaged, mainly in the bow, the police write in the press release. The boat that was used has probably hit land at Meløyneset. Photo: Sofie Retterstøl Olaisen / news The investigation is in an initial phase, and there are several hypotheses in the investigation. The police are now trying to form a picture of what led to the accident, and everyone has been questioned. – The investigation so far has shown that the boat has had a relatively high speed for the conditions, and that there has been intoxication involved, the press release continues. In addition to this, the police are still in an early phase of the investigation and can therefore not provide further details in the case. Third fatal accident this summer The boat accident that happened on the night of Saturday is the third fatal accident to affect the Meløy community this summer. On 20 June, Aud-Karine Skogli (31) died in a collision at Reipå in Meløy. A little under a month later, Tonje Olsen Jacobsen (25) died in a collision on the E6 in Saltdal. Fore church on Reipå flies at half-mast after two young people lost their lives in a boat accident. The church was open to mourners on both Saturday and Sunday. Photo: SYNNØVE SUNDBY FALLMYR / news – There have been three accidents in one summer, so there are many wounds that take a long time to heal and then you need to be together. This was said by vicar Torkel Irgens in Fore church to news on Saturday. Irgens went on to say that it was a terribly tragic accident, which once again affects the whole of Meløy. Mayor of Meløy, Sigurd Stormo says that the municipality has several services for those affected. Among other things, the municipality has set up a contact telephone number 476 01 425. Photo: SYNNØVE SUNDBY FALLMYR / news – Last night we lost two of our young people. Two young people who had their lives ahead of them. Our thoughts go out to the dead, the injured, the relatives and friends. Mayor Sigurd Stormo (Ap) in Meløy municipality told news on Saturday. Meløy municipality has set up a contact number for residents who need contact with the municipality’s psychosocial crisis team. More information about this can be found on the municipality’s website.
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Morten-Johan Åsvang Halvorsen and Emil Johansen died in the boat accident in Meløy – news Nordland
