Over a hundred volunteers participate in the search for a seven-year-old boy – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio

The police received a report on Sunday afternoon that the boy had gone missing from his entourage on a hunting trip northwest of Vigeland in Lindesnes. – When time passed, it was decided to initiate a larger search, says operations manager Ole Bjørn Kleivane in the Agder police district. The boy was on a trip with family members when he went missing at around 1.30pm. Large resources have been put into the search operation, which has stepped up throughout the afternoon and evening. The rescue helicopter from Sola is participating in the search. The helicopter had to visit Kristiansand on Sunday evening to refuel, but is on its way back to assist. Photo: Espen Sand / Lindesnes newspaper Over 100 volunteers participate – We are keeping the pressure up now, and have lots of resources out, says the police’s task leader on the spot, Jørgen Andersen. The police have included dogs, cars and a drone in the search. More than 100 volunteers have also stepped up to contribute. 60 of them are from the Red Cross. Norwegian Rescue Dogs has nine people on site. The scout’s emergency group is on its way. Several volunteers are contributing to the search for the seven-year-old. Photo: Espen Sand / Lindesnes avis A rescue helicopter has also been deployed. – We have a good chance, and hope to find the boy, says Jørgensen at 7.15pm on Sunday evening. According to the police, there must be forest and slightly mountainous terrain in which the boy has disappeared. – There is dense vegetation, a lot of water and bog. So the terrain is demanding for the crews. It is in this area that the search is ongoing. The darkness creates challenges The search teams have been assigned different areas to search. In addition, police car patrols search along roads and places where the boy may have ended up. The hope was to find the missing boy before daylight disappeared. Jørgensen says the darkness creates challenges for the ground crews. – But it will be easier for the helicopter, which has a heat-seeking camera, adds the task leader. news has been in contact with Lindesnes Red Cross, which refers to the police.



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